Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-4604
The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2 (Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c (Exploit, Patch)