Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-1079
The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2011-1079
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1079
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1079
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
3.4
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7.8
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CWE ids for CVE-2011-1079
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-1079
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
RHSA-2011:0833 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
404 Not Found
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http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
ASA-2011-208 (RHSA-2011-0833)
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice LSN-0053-1 ≈ Packet Storm
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: two bluetooth and one ebtables infoleaks/DoSes
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260
681260 – (CVE-2011-1079) CVE-2011-1079 kernel: bnep device field missing NULL terminator
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573
Bluetooth: bnep: fix buffer overflow · torvalds/linux@43629f8 · GitHubPatch
Products affected by CVE-2011-1079
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*