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CVE-2012-2320

Published: May 18, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ConnMan before 0.85 does not ensure that netlink messages originate from the kernel, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause a denial of service via a crafted netlink message.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
connmanconnman
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
connmanoss-projectOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75465
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=network/connman/connman.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b0ec6eb4466acc57a9ea8be52c17b674b6ea0618
git.kernel.org
http://www.osvdb.org/81704
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
May 18, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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