Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1398

 

Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2001-1398

Published: April 17, 2001 / Updated: December 8, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU100010
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2001-1398
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Masquerading code for Linux kernel before 2.2.19 does not fully check packet lengths in certain cases, which may lead to a vulnerability.


How to mitigate CVE-2001-1398

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources