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CVE-2009-40671 exploit
Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically prox…
Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service via a crafted USB device, or take full control of the system.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-35957 Linux Kernel 2.6.26 - Auerswald USB Device Driver Buffer Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2009-10-19
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
- Technology feeds
- Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)
References
- labs.mwrinfosecurity.com /files/Advisories/mwri_linux-usb-buffer-overflow_2009-10-29.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=722393 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2009-4067
- NVD: CVE-2009-4067
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