What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4436?

CVE-2012-4436 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Fwknop CVE-2012-4436

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-10-22 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Fwknop

4.4

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 22, 2012 - 23:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in the run_last_args function in client/fwknop.c in fwknop before 2.0.3, when processing --last, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via many .fwknop.run arguments.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in the run_last_args function in client/fwknop.c in fwknop before 2.0.3, when processing --last, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Buffer overflow in the run_last_args function in client/fwknop.c in fwknop before 2.0.3, when processing --last, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via many .fwknop.run arguments. Affected products include: Cipherdyne Fwknop. Version information: before 2.0.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.