THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-0709
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0709

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.0%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
The br_mdb_ip_get function in net/bridge/br_multicast.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35-rc5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an IGMP packet, related to lack of a multicast table.
Affected vendor
Linux
Affected product
Linux Kernel
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2011-02-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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