CVE-2009-1265

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in rose_sendmsg (sys/net/af_rose.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, and other versions before 2.6.30-rc1, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a large length value, which causes "garbage" memory to be sent.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.34% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/53630 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10423 exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/53571 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=83e0bbcbe2145f160fbaa109b0439dae7f4a38a9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34654 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/2 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/53631 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:119 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1265?
CVE-2009-1265 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1265?
To fix CVE-2009-1265, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1265 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1265 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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