CVE-2011-4077

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  3. CVE-2011-4077
Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.

6.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

27 Jul 2023, 15:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1 - Patch (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156 - Patch (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html - Patch (MLIST) http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (HP) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 - (HP) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3 - Patch (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ - Exploit (MISC) http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 - (SECUNIA) http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 - Broken Link
Information

Published : 2012-01-27 15:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03

NVD link : CVE-2011-4077

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4077

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4077

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer