CVE-2011-4330

high

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.

References

Advisories

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-01-27

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H