Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-6701 (CCN-111185)

Assigned:2012-05-21
Published:2012-05-21
Updated:2023-01-17
Summary:Integer overflow in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
6.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
3.6 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-190
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-6701

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@debian.org

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 1 Mar 2016 17:11:55 +0100
CVE Request: Linux: aio write triggers integer overflow in some network protocols

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 2 Mar 2016 11:58:26 -0500 (EST)
Re: CVE Request: Linux: aio write triggers integer overflow in some network protocols

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@debian.org

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Mailing List
security@debian.org

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Third Party Advisory
security@debian.org

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Issue Tracking
security@debian.org

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20126701-overflow(111185)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
vfs: make AIO use the proper rw_verify_area() area helpers

Source: security@debian.org
Type: Vendor Advisory
security@debian.org

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:accelatech:bizsearch:3.2:-:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20126701
    V
    		CVE-2012-6701
    2022-09-02
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20181854
    P
    		RHSA-2018:1854: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2018-06-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20126701000
    V
    		CVE-2012-6701 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-05-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201267010000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-6701 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20126701000
    V
    		CVE-2012-6701 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-05-02
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20126701000
    V
    		CVE-2012-6701 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-05-02
    BACK
    accelatech bizsearch 3.2 -