Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2010-4079 First vendor Publication 2010-11-29
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2023-11-07

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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 1.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4079

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-200 Information Exposure

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1
Os 1345

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-06-05 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2011:0007-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0007-01_kernel.nasl
2011-08-12 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-backport-maverick USN-1187-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1187_1.nasl
2011-05-10 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1119-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1119_1.nasl
2011-03-07 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux vulnerabilities USN-1081-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1081_1.nasl
2011-02-28 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux vulnerabilities USN-1072-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1072_1.nasl
2011-02-28 Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities USN-1073-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1073_1.nasl
2011-01-24 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2126-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_2126_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
69526 Linux Kernel drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c ivtvfb_ioctl Function FBIOGET_...

Linux Kernel contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure.  The issue is triggered when the 'ivtvfb_ioctl' function in 'drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c' fails to properly initialize a certain structure member, which will disclose potentially sensitive kernal stack memory information via an FBIOGET_VBLANK IOTCL call to a local attacker.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-03-08 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1093-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-08-09 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1187-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-06-13 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1119-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-03-02 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1081-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-03-01 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1072-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-03-01 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1073-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-02-02 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1054-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-12 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-11-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2126.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3...
Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062
CONFIRM http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
MLIST http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

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