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CVE-2010-4160

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.53%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-01-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2010-4160
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.53%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pppol2tp_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c, and the (2) l2tp_ip_sendmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c, in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP implementations in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and panic) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted sendto call.