CWE Code: 476
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary: the udp_sendmsg function in the udp implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (null pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the msg_more flag and a udp socket.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-08-27
Last Modified Date: 2019-09-05