CVE-2009-3234

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a "big size data" to the perf_counter_open system call.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2009-3234

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2009-09-17T10:30:01

Last Modified Date
2012-03-19T04:00:00

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31:rc1::::::	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
4.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
6.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/890654	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36423
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/13

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3234
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3234

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:55:25				Added to TrackCVE