CVE-2011-4087

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-4087
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2013-06-08T13:05:55
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-07-27T19:57:08
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-665 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/665.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.39
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4087
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4087
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:39:33 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 18:42:58 2013-06-08T13:05Z 2013-06-08T13:05:55 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 18:42:58 2020-07-27T19:57:08 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 18:42:58 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated