7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-4568
Linux Kernel V4L2 Videobuf2 Denial of Service
Description

drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted number of planes in a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl call.

INFO

Published Date :

May 23, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 17, 2023, 9:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4568 has a 1 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-2016-4568 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 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-2016-4568.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334316 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

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

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4568 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4568 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334316 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334316 Issue Tracking
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.5.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4 up to (excluding) 4.4.9 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.5.3
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2016

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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