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CVE-2010-3874

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3874 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's Controller Area Network (CAN) Broadcast Manager (bcm_connect function) affecting 64-bit platforms. This vulnerability, present in Linux kernel versions before 2.6.36.2, could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service through memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), it is considered a low-severity vulnerability requiring high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3874Moderate

kernel: CAN minor heap overflow

Nov 2, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42745
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42778
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42801
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42932
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory
spinics.net / lists/netdev/msg145791.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
spinics.net / lists/netdev/msg146469.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3321
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0012
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0124
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0298
Third Party Advisory