CVE-2011-3363

The setup_cifs_sb function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly handle DFS referrals, which allows remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by placing a referral at the root of a share.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.1 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 6.5 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/12	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/70945643722ffeac779d2529a348f99567fa5c33	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738291	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70945643722ffeac779d2529a348f99567fa5c33

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2012-05-24 16:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 17:20

NVD link : CVE-2011-3363

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3363

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

linux

linux_kernel

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