CVE-2010-4243

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not enable the OOM Killer to assess use of stack memory by arrays representing the (1) arguments and (2) environment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted exec system call, aka an "OOM dodging issue," a related issue to CVE-2010-3858.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4243
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-01-22T22:00:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:28:22
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37
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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3c77f845722158206a7209c45ccddc264d19319c Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/138 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/30/378 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15619 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/429 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-11/msg13278.html Broken Link
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/64bit_dos.c Broken Link
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/29/206 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45004 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64700 VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4243
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4243
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:23:07 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:17 2023-02-13T04:28:22 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:17 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated