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CVE-2011-4330

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4330 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function within the Linux kernel (versions 2.6). This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted HFS image with a malicious 'len' field. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.1, < 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 54th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.17.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.35.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-4330Moderate

kernel: hfs: add sanity check for file name length

Nov 9, 2011

References

git.kernel.org
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2011/11/9/303
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/14
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/50750
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry