CVE-2011-1180
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the iriap_getvaluebyclass_indication function in net/irda/iriap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to an IrDA infrared network and sending a large integer value for a (1) name length or (2) attribute length.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/11Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846Advisory