CVE-2011-1927 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.39. This flaw stems from improper construction of ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED packets by the ip_expire function, leading to an invalid pointer dereference when processing crafted fragmented packets. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium), the vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially causing system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.38.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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