Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1477
Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% 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
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 (Broken Link)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)