CVE-2011-4330

N/A Unknown

Published: January 27, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HFS image with a crafted len field.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.4%

36th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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