CVE - CVE-2011-2480

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2480	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Information Disclosure vulnerability in the 802.11 stack, as used in FreeBSD before 8.2 and NetBSD when using certain non-x86 architectures. A signedness error in the IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO ioctl allows a local unprivileged user to cause the kernel to copy large amounts of kernel memory back to the user, disclosing potentially sensitive information.
References
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MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2480 MISC:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631160 MISC:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631161 MISC:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2480 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110620 Re: CVE request: FreeBSD/NetBSD 802.11 kernel memory disclosure URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/15
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110615	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 (20110615)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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