CVE-2010-1187 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernels 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, including various Canonical and Debian distributions. A local attacker can trigger a kernel OOPS (NULL pointer dereference) by sending datagrams via AF_TIPC before the system enters network mode. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity due to its local attack vector and complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 2.6.16, <= 2.6.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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