CVE-2012-2119
Linux kernel KVM macvtap Buffer Overflow
Description
Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 22, 2013, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
4.4
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=814278 Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=133455718001608&w=2 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/14 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73 Added Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73 [Patch] Removed Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b92946e2919134ebe2a4083e4302236295ea2a73 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4aae94d1c7b32316911c86176c0ed4f8ed62da73 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2119 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2119
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} -0.54%
score
0.44843
percentile