6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2137
KVM Linux kernel Buffer Overflow
Description
Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irq_comm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI), irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the setup_routing_entry function before invoking the kvm_set_irq function.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 22, 2013, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 11, 2023, 6:44 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.4
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50952 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50952 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50961 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50961 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/PATCH-Oneiric-CVE-2012-2137-KVM-Fix-buffer-overflow-in-kvm-set-irq-td4990566.html No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/PATCH-Oneiric-CVE-2012-2137-KVM-Fix-buffer-overflow-in-kvm-set-irq-td4990566.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1607-1 No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1607-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54063 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54063 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1594-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1594-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1609-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1609-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816151 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816151 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.2.23 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.33 up to (excluding) 3.0.72 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (excluding) 3.2.24 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.4.81 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* -
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=commitdiff;h=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed [Patch] Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2137 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-2012-2137
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08307
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability