CVE-2010-3873
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-3873 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-01-03 20:00:41 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The X.25 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly parse facilities, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via malformed (1) X25_FAC_CALLING_AE or (2) X25_FAC_CALLED_AE data, related to net/x25/x25_facilities.c and net/x25/x25_in.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4164. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2126-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 649693 – CVE-2010-3873 kernel: memory corruption in X.25 facilities parsing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| oss-security - CVE request: X.25 remote DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: X.25 remote DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Broken Link |
| [SECURITY] memory corruption in X.25 facilities parsing — Linux Network Development | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.spinics.net | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Re: [SECURITY] memory corruption in X.25 facilities parsing — Linux Network Development | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.spinics.net | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0925-1: important: kernel: security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.