CVE-2011-1173 : The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the x86

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the x86_64 platform allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading uninitialized data in the ah field of an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet.

Published 2011-06-22 22:55:02

Updated 2023-02-13 01:19:08

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Threat overview for CVE-2011-1173

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2011-1173

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152

IPs affected by CVE-2011-1173 1,556

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1173

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.59%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 75 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1173

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1173

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-1173

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8279

linux kernel 2.6.38.8 econet infoleak to the network - CXSecurity.com
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67c5c6cb8129c595f21e88254a3fc6b3b841ae8e
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591815#c14

591815 – (CVE-old-kernel) CVE kernel non-issue statements
Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

404: File not found
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4

oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: netfilter & econet infoleaks
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15

oss-security - CVE request: kernel: netfilter & econet infoleaks
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1

oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: netfilter & econet infoleaks
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=130036203528021&w=2

'[PATCH] econet: 4 byte infoleak to the network' - MARC
Patch;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2011-1173