Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-4330

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HFS image with a crafted len field.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)