CVE-2009-1046

The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 55th percentile

Published

2009-03-23

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9083

Security advisories

• http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/01/30/333
• http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/02/02/364
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry