CVE-2009-4004

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE IOCTL request that specifies a large number of Machine Check Exception (MCE) banks.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-4004
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2009-11-20T02:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-12T15:50:14
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.31.14
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4004
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4004
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:23:09 Added to TrackCVE