CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: the cifs_iovec_write function in fs/cifs/file.c in the linux kernel through 3.13.5 does not properly handle uncached write operations that copy fewer than the requested number of bytes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash), or possibly gain privileges via a writev system call with a crafted pointer.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2014-02-28
Last Modified Date: 2017-12-16