Resource exhaustion in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2010-4251
The socket implementation in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage a backlog of received packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending a large amoun…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.021 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Vmware Esx — versions 4.0, 4.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- 46397 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- [netdev] 20100302 [PATCH 1/8] net: add limit for socket backlog (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Broken Link)
- 46637 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-4251?
- CVE-2010-4251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2011-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2010-4251?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.