NVD - CVE-2010-4165

CVE-2010-4165 Detail

Description

The do_tcp_setsockopt function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly restrict TCP_MAXSEG (aka MSS) values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a setsockopt call that specifies a small value, leading to a divide-by-zero error or incorrect use of a signed integer.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 11/22/2010

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7a1abd08d52fdeddb3e9a5a33f2f15cc6a5674d2	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8111
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8123
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44830
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146405.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146495.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652508

Technical Details

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Numeric Errors (CWE-189)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4165
NVD Published Date:
11/22/2010
NVD Last Modified:
03/19/2012

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