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CVE-2010-4263


The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and promiscuous mode are enabled but no VLANs are registered, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a VLAN tagged frame.


Published

2011-01-18T18:03:07.550

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.2 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esx 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 3.5 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 4.1 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes
Operating System vmware esxi 5.0 Yes

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