CVE-2006-2935
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.6 · Buffer overflow
4.6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21695
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934