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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50750Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755431Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified