Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1493
Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- R0B1NL1N/linux-kernel-exploitation
- Technoashofficial/kernel-exploitation-linux
- kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/be20250c13f88375345ad99950190685eda51eb8 (Exploit, Patch)
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/19 (mailing-list)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1493?
- CVE-2011-1493 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. Published 2012-06-21.
- Is CVE-2011-1493 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.