Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU30979

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-6712

Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30979

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6712

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 execute arbitrary code.

In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.

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