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CVE-2012-4565

The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control illinois setting is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) by reading TCP stats.

Published

2012-12-21T11:47:36.627

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.17 Yes
References