CVE-2009-2903

CVSS V2 High 7.1 CVSS V3 None
Description
Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-2903
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-09-15T22:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T01:17:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-772 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/772.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.4.0 2.4.37.6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.0 2.6.31
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.1
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36379 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ffcfb8db540ff879c2a85bf7e404954281443414 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522331 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2903
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2903
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:25:45 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 19:02:35 2023-02-02T17:16:36 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 19:02:35 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 19:02:36 Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams. CVE-2009-2903 kernel: appletalk: denial of service when handling IP tunnelled over DDP datagrams Description updated
2023-02-13 03:03:12 2023-02-13T01:17:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:03:13 CVE-2009-2903 kernel: appletalk: denial of service when handling IP tunnelled over DDP datagrams Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams. Description updated