CVE-2012-1568

Description

From CVE.org

The ExecShield feature in a certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 and Fedora 15 and 16 does not properly handle use of many shared libraries by a 32-bit executable file, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging a predictable base address for one of these libraries.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score1.91.9N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityMediumMediumN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactPartialPartialN/A
Availability ImpactNoneNoneN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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

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