What is CVE-2011-4087?

CVE-2011-4087 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2011-4087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4087?

CVE-2011-4087 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4087?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-4087 patch availability.

Is CVE-2011-4087 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-4087

High

The br_parse_ip_options function in net/bridge/br_netfilter.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by leveraging connectivity to a network interface that uses an Ethernet bridge device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-08

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-665

CVE-2011-4087 is classified as CWE-665

See CWE-665 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

4 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f8e9881c2aef1e982e5abc25c046820cd0b7cf64
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/28/14

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4087

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2013-06-08

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4087?

CVE-2011-4087 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2011-4087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4087?

CVE-2011-4087 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4087?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-4087 patch availability.
Is CVE-2011-4087 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2011-4087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.