Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-3412
The sfc (aka Solarflare Solarstorm) driver in the Linux kernel before 3.2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DMA descriptor consumption and network-controller outage) via crafted TCP packets that trigger a small MSS value.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2012-3412
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2012-3412 4,329
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3412
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 8.92%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3412
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-3412
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-3412
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1324.html
RHSA-2012:1324 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1568-1
USN-1568-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1572-1
USN-1572-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1375.html
RHSA-2012:1375 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/03/4
oss-security - Remote DoS in Linux sfc driver through TCP MSS option (CVE-2012-3412)Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1579-1
USN-1579-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1575-1
USN-1575-1: Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1430.html
RHSA-2012:1430 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1
USN-1577-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1580-1
USN-1580-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1323.html
RHSA-2012:1323 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844714
844714 – (CVE-2012-3412) CVE-2012-3412 kernel: sfc: potential remote denial of service through TCP MSS optionIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.30
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
USN-1567-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/68cb695ccecf949d48949e72f8ce591fdaaa325c
sfc: Fix maximum number of TSO segments and minimum TX queue size · torvalds/linux@68cb695 · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
SUSE-SU-2012:1679-1Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1347.html
RHSA-2012:1347 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1578-1
USN-1578-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00005.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1330-1: important: kernel: securityBroken Link;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1401.html
RHSA-2012:1401 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2012-3412
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*