CVE-2012-4565 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the tcp_illinois_info function when the Illinois congestion control setting is enabled. A local attacker can trigger a divide-by-zero error and system crash (OOPS) by reading TCP statistics. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, and requires local access with medium attack complexity to achieve a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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