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CVE-2010-4263

The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linu

The igb_receive_skb function in drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c in the Intel Gigabit Ethernet (aka igb) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34, when Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) and promiscuous mode are enabled but no VLANs are registered, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a VLAN tagged frame.

HIGH · CVSS 7.9 EPSS 0.05083
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

3
linux kernel< 2.6.34
vmware esxall versions
vmware esxiall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugzilla.kernel.org · show_bug.cgi?id=15582bugzilla.kernel.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=660188bugzilla.redhat.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighESXi Admin Permission Assigned To Account Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Storage Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi Network Configuration Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VSAN Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi System Information Discovery Via ESXCLI
productmediumESXi VM Kill Via ESXCLI
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Scoring & Timeline

7.9
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD18 Jan 2011 · 06:03 PM
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Vendor Advisories

5
usnUSN-1159-1
usnUSN-1162-1
usnUSN-1141-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:0007Low
rhsaRHSA-2011:0017Moderate
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References & Sources

12
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/3ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/9ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
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