Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-3859
Multiple integer signedness errors in the TIPC implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted sendmsg call that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c and the verify_iovec function in net/core/iovec.c.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3859
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-3859
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-3859
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-3859
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2126-1 linux-2.6Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: heap overflow in TIPCMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html
[PATCH 2/4] tipc: Fix bugs in tipc_msg_build() — NetdevMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html
Re: [PATCH 1/4] tipc: Fix bugs in tipc_msg_calc_data_size() — NetdevMailing List;Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: heap overflow in TIPCMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html
[PATCH 3/4] tipc: Update arguments to use size_t for iovec array sizes — NetdevMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocusThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
VMSA-2011-0012.3Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html
[PATCH 0/4] RFC: tipc int vs size_t fixes — NetdevMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354
Linux Kernel Heap Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html
Re: [PATCH 2/4] tipc: Fix bugs in tipc_msg_build() — NetdevMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html
[PATCH 1/4] tipc: Fix bugs in tipc_msg_calc_data_size() — NetdevMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html
[PATCH 4/4] tipc: Fix bugs in sending of large amounts of byte-stream data — NetdevMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867
645867 – (CVE-2010-3859) CVE-2010-3859 kernel: tipc: heap overflow in tipc_msg_build()Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
404: File not foundBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2
'TIPC security issues' - MARCMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
mandriva.comThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2010-3859
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*