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CVE-2012-3400

Heap-based buffer overflow in the udf_load_logicalvol function in fs/udf/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UDF filesystem.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-3400 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from linux, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-10-03T11:02:56.360

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:43:08.843

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.0.37	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.5	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	11.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050 ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256 ([email protected])
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0594.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50506 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/10/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1557-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843139 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0594.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50506 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.5 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/10/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1557-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=843139 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1df2ae31c724e57be9d7ac00d78db8a5dabdd050 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/adee11b2085bee90bd8f4f52123ffb07882d6256 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.