CVE-2011-4330

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HFS image with a crafted len field.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-01-27 15:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-4330

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4330

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4330

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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