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CVE-2011-1017

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1017 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's ldm_frag_add function, affecting versions 2.6.37.2 and earlier, including Canonical and Ubuntu Linux distributions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its potential for local privilege escalation or sensitive information disclosure with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.37.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0061 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/16
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/14
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43716
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43738
Third Party Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/8115
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
pre-cert.de / advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded
Not Applicable
securityfocus.com / bid/46512
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1146-1
Third Party Advisory