CVE-2010-2963

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.

CVSS v2.0

6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 55th percentile

Published

2010-11-26

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/10/19/cve-2010-2963-v4l-compat-exploit/

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15344

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2010-2961
• CVE-2010-2973
• CVE-2010-2959
• CVE-2010-3000
• CVE-2010-2943
• CVE-2010-3003