Vulnerability CVE-2011-2700
Published: 2011-09-06   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Multiple buffer overflows in the si4713_write_econtrol_string function in drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the N900 platform might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted s_ext_ctrls operation with a (1) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME or (2) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT control ID.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Linux -> Kernel 

 References:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/6
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/4
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=dc6b845044ccb7e9e6f3b7e71bd179b3cf0223b6
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/cve-2011-2700-linux-kernel-si4713-i2c-buffer-overflow/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48804
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
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