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CVE-2010-1187

18
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1187Important

kernel: tipc: Fix oops on send prior to entering networked mode

Feb 19, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39830
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43315
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9832
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2053
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/30/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/03/31/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/39120
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Third Party Advisory