WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2010-4160 Modified

WordPress component: A security weakness

WordPress component is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.9 CVSS · secalert@redhat.com
NVD score 6.9 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WordPress component
Plugin slug
Not applicable
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 07, 2011
Weakness
CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WordPress component to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.

NVD vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Primary and upstream sources