CVE - CVE-2013-4247

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4247	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20130814 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel: cifs: off-by-one bug in build_unc_path_to_root URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/14/10 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.9.6 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.9.6 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998401 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998401 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fc29bacedeabb278080e31bb9c1ecb49f143c3b
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130612	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130612)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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