CVE-2012-6704 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2012-6704 REJECTED

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUF or (2) SO_RCVBUF option.

EPSS 0.05% · 16.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.05%

16.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-snapdragon	0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-aws	0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-raspi2	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-xenial	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-aws	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-hwe	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-vivid	0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux-gke	0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	linux	0

Timeline

Dec 28, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
May 19, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 2022 EPSS Score
Sep 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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Dec 14, 2022 EPSS Score
Feb 4, 2023 EPSS Score
Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2023 EPSS Score
May 19, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6704 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6704 third-party-advisory

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