CVE-2009-4067

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 11 Feb 2020, 18:01
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 06:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.64% LOW
1% probability +0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Feb 2020, 18:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 06:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service via a crafted USB device, or take full control of the system.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.64%• Percentile: 71%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-120•Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

    The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.27

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    4.0

References (2)