CVE-2010-4656

The iowarrior_write function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly allocate memory, which might allow local users to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and consequently cause a denial of service or gain privileges, via a long report.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46069	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672420	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37	Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3ed780117dbe5acb64280d218f0347f238dafed0

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2011-07-18 12:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 19:21

NVD link : CVE-2010-4656

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4656

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

linux

linux_kernel

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