Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2009-3547 | First vendor Publication | 2009-11-04 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2012-03-19 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentification | None Required |
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Detail
Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3547 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-362 | Race Condition |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7608 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7608 | ||
| Title: | Linux Kernel 'pipe.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2009-3547 |
Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4 |
Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11513 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11513 | ||
| Title: | Service Console update for COS kernel | ||
| Description: | Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2009-3547 |
Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 3.5 |
Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 59654 | Linux Kernel fs/pipe.c Multiple Function Locking Error NULL Dereference Local... |
Internal Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2013-05-10 23:58:41 |
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CVE-2009-3547
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