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CVE-2012-6703 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by OpenText 11/06/2023 9:13:32 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		OpenText http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		OpenText https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz [No types assigned]
Removed	Reference	SUSE http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
Removed	Reference	SUSE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6
Removed	Reference	SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502
Removed	Reference	SUSE http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190
Removed	Reference	SUSE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076
Removed	Reference	SUSE https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
Removed	Reference	SUSE https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/17/2023 4:45:39 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::rc5:::::: versions up to (including) 3.6	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.7
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-190
Removed	CWE	NIST NVD-CWE-Other
Removed	Evaluator Description	<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html">CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound</a>
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6 Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076 Issue Tracking

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/29/2016 1:56:11 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:rc5::::::* (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NVD-CWE-Other
Added	Evaluator Description		<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html">CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound</a>
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz No Types Assigned	https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6703
NVD Published Date:
06/29/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
OpenText

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CVE-2012-6703 Detail

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Change History

CVE Modified by OpenText 5/13/2024 10:50:23 PM

CVE Modified by OpenText 11/06/2023 9:13:32 PM

CVE Source Update by OpenText 11/06/2023 9:13:32 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/17/2023 4:45:39 PM

CVE Modified by SUSE 8/31/2017 9:29:00 PM

CVE Modified by SUSE 11/28/2016 2:08:35 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/29/2016 1:56:11 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 6/29/2016 1:40:34 PM

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