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CVE-2012-2119

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.2 EPSS 0.71% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.2. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2012-2119
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.2
EPSS
0.71%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.