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CVE-2010-3877

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3877 is a local information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in versions prior to 2.6.37-rc2, including various Debian distributions. The vulnerability stems from an uninitialized structure, allowing local users to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory. With a CVSS score of 1.9 (low severity), exploitation requires local access and medium attack complexity, resulting in a potential impact of partial confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3877Low

kernel: net/tipc/socket.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Oct 31, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
marc.info
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42884
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/64578
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2126
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/44630
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory