Is CVE-2010-1187 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1187 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1187?

CVE-2010-1187 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-1187

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by sending datagrams through AF_TIPC before entering network mode, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
EPSS score: 0.4% (36th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1217)
Published: March 31, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1217 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d0021b252eaf65ca07ed14f0d66425dd9ccab9a6%3Bhp=6d55cb91a0020ac0d78edcad61efd6c8cf5785a3
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/30/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/31/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39120(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=578057(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9832(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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