CVE-2012-3364

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

4.7%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Near Field Communication Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via incoming frames with crafted length fields.

Affected vendor

Linux

Affected product

Linux Kernel

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2013-01-22

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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