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CVE-2012-0056

CVE-2012-0056 REJECTED

The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.

EPSS 64.29% · 98.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
64.29%
98.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-mako0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-flo3.4.0-5.19, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-mako3.4.0-7.39, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-flo0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-1.7
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.26, 0, 3.4.0-4.24
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0

Exploit Intelligence

…and 51 more exploits

Timeline

  • Jan 23, 2012 PoC Published
  • Jun 29, 2012 PoC Published
  • Jan 16, 2018 PoC Published
  • Jan 8, 2020 PoC Published
  • May 28, 2021 PoC Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 29, 2022 PoC Published
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score

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