Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-1439
Buffer overflow in fs/cifs/connect.c in CIFS in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nativeFileSystem field in a Tree Connect response to an SMB mount request.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.2.27, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/35390 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/7 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/04/1 (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/35226 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37471 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35656 (third-party-advisory)