9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-10229
Linux Kernel UDP Message Processing Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Description

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

INFO

Published Date :

April 4, 2017, 5:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2022, 8:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10229 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10229 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10229.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229 Third Party Advisory

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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
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Born at : Sept. 8, 2024, 12:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10229 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10229 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229 No Types Assigned https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.60 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2 up to (excluding) 3.2.76 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.4.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5 up to (excluding) 3.10.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.53 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.77 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.35 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.45 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.40 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.21
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/88 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://securityadvisories.paloaltonetworks.com/Home/Detail/88 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-358
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397 [No Types Assigned]
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-2016-10229 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-2016-10229 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.47 }} -1.36%

score

0.91636

percentile

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