Is CVE-2010-2959 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2959 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2959?

CVE-2010-2959 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2959

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in net/can/bcm.c in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted CAN traffic.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-190
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2963)
Published: September 8, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2963 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
linux / linux kernel
opensuse / opensuse
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise high availability extension
suse / linux enterprise real time
suse / linux enterprise server

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b75c4973ce779520b9d1e392483207d6f842cde
http://jon.oberheide.org/files/i-can-haz-modharden.c(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-September/046947.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/20/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42585(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430(Broken Link)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298(Broken Link)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625699(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

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

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