CVE-2012-6703

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-6703
  • Assigner
  • meissner@suse.de
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-06-29T14:10:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-01-17T21:45:39
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-190 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.6
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
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6703
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6703
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:42:19 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:05:06 security@suse.com meissner@suse.de CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 10:05:06 2016-06-29T14:10Z 2016-06-29T14:10:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 10:05:06 2017-09-01T01:29:00 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 10:05:06 Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2022-12-03 08:34:44 Modified Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-01-17 22:07:14 2023-01-17T21:45:39 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-01-17 22:07:14 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-01-17 22:07:16 Weakness Enumeration update