VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-4330

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HFS image with a crafted len field.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.