{"id":"CVE-2010-3849","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-3849","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:54.389Z","title":"The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL…","description":"The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, when an econet address is configured, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a sendmsg call that specifies a NULL value for the remote address field.","published":"2010-12-30T19:00:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:23:40.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-476"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise real time extension","suse/linux enterprise server","suse/linux enterprise software development kit","debian/debian linux","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00711,"percentile":0.53297,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2010-12-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":15704,"kind":"exploit","title":"Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (RedHat / Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Full-Nelson.c' Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15704","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/15704.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/15704.c","published":"2010-12-07","added":"2010-12-07","updated":"2016-12-06","author":"Dan Rosenberg","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2010-4258","CVE-2010-3850","CVE-2010-3849"],"tags":null,"aliases":"full-nelson;full-nelson.c","applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt16000/screen-shot-2010-12-07-at-72005-pm.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43056","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43291","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43056","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43291","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3849","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; 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