Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-4020 First vendor Publication 2009-12-04
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-02-13

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4020

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10091
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10091
Title: Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.
Description: Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-4020
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6750
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6750
Title: hfs Subsystem Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description: Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-4020
Version: 5
Platform(s): VMWare ESX Server 4.0
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-10-05 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:1323 centos5
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1323_kernel_centos5.nasl
2012-10-03 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1323-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_1323-01_kernel.nasl
2012-04-16 Name : VMSA-2010-0009: ESXi utilities and ESX Service Console third party updates
File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2010-0009.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0046 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0046_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl
2010-09-10 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2010:036
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_036.nasl
2010-03-22 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2010:016
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_016.nasl
2010-02-25 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2003-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_2003_1.nasl
2010-02-08 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0076-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0076-01_kernel.nasl
2010-02-08 Name : Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-894-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_894_1.nasl
2010-01-20 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0046-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0046-01_kernel.nasl
2010-01-20 Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2010:005
File : nvt/gb_suse_2010_005.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
60795 Linux Kernel hfs Subsystem fs/hfs/dir.c hfs_readdir Function Remote Overflow

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date Description
2010-01-28 IAVM : 2010-A-0015 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Red Hat Linux Kernel
Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0022631

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-03-08 Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0009_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-20 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2013-1832-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-20 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-0812-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2013-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-342.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-357.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-756.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1323.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0076.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1323-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1347.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-10-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2012-1323.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-10-03 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1323.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20100202_kernel_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-05-17 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-6929.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-05-17 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-7015.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-03-17 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-100109.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-10-11 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-6925.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-08-27 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12636.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-06-01 Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat...
File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0009.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-07 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_kernel-7011.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-09 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_kernel-100301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-02 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2005.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-24 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2010-0076.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-05 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-894-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-02-03 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0076.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-21 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-15 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-100108.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-15 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_kernel-100107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/hfs-fix-a-potential-buffer-o...
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540736
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
MLIST http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=125987755823047&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/04/1
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/38276
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html

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