CVE-2010-4656

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4656
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-07-18T19:55:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T03:21:50
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* 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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3ed780117dbe5acb64280d218f0347f238dafed0 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4656
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4656
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:26:52 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:30 2023-02-13T03:21:50 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:30 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated