CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0875

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

SystemTap 1.7, 1.6.7, and probably other versions, when unprivileged mode is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (kernel panic and crash) via vectors related to crafted DWARF data, which triggers a read of an invalid pointer.

How to fix

Remediation Available
systemtapDebian
Fixed in:1.7-1CVE-2012-0875
Fixed in:1.7-1CVE-2012-0875
Fixed in:1.7-1CVE-2012-0875
Fixed in:1.7-1CVE-2012-0875

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2012-1456Medium4.3100%--
CVE-2012-1459Medium4.3100%-Fix
CVE-2012-1446Medium4.3100%--
CVE-2012-1443Medium4.3100%--
CVE-2012-1442Medium4.399%--
CVE-2012-1457Medium4.398%-Fix
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