CVE-2010-1086 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (2.6.33 and earlier) in the dvb-core ULE decapsulation functionality, specifically impacting Debian and other Linux distributions. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger an infinite loop by sending a specially crafted MPEG2-TS frame with an invalid Payload Pointer ULE. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete denial of service impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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