Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4073

The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.
Published 2010-11-29 16:00:03
Updated 2020-08-10 19:44:06
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Information leak

Threat overview for CVE-2010-4073

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2010-4073
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2010-4073 2,923
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4073

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-2010-4073

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
1.9
 LOW AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.4
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2010-4073

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