Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3874
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 on 64-bit platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a connect operation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 13
- openSUSE — versions 11.3, 11.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42778 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42801 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)