CVE-2011-1180
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the iriap_getvaluebyclass_indication function in net/irda/iriap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to an IrDA infrared network and sending a large integer value for a (1) name length or (2) attribute length.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- EPSS score
- 2.9% (87th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-1190)
- Published
- June 8, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1190 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/11(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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