Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-1046

The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Published 2009-03-23 16:30:02
Updated 2016-05-31 15:08:42
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2009-1046

Threat overview for CVE-2009-1046

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 554
IPs affected by CVE-2009-1046 315
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1046

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 29 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1046

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.7
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.4
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-1046

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-1046

  • Red Hat 2009-05-19
    This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise MRG via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html .

References for CVE-2009-1046

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