CVE-2010-2959

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42585 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4 broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625699 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2959?
CVE-2010-2959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2959?
To fix CVE-2010-2959, 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-2010-2959 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2959 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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