CVE-2012-6689
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The netlink_sendmsg function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 does not validate the dst_pid field, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by spoofing Netlink messages.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2012-6689
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-05-02T10:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-20T14:30:12
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.5.4 |
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
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/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
Sources
Source Name | Source URL |
---|---|
NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6689 |
MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6689 |
History
Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-05-10 10:06:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
2022-12-02 09:16:01 | 2016-05-02T10:59Z | 2016-05-02T10:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
2022-12-02 09:16:01 | 2016-11-28T19:08:32 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
2022-12-02 09:16:01 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
2023-01-20 15:05:20 | 2023-01-20T14:30:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
2023-01-20 15:05:20 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |