What is CVE-2012-6712?

CVE-2012-6712 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2012-6712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6712?

CVE-2012-6712 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-6712?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-6712. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2012-6712 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2012-6712

Critical

In the Linux kernel before 3.4, a buffer overflow occurs in drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c, which will cause at least memory corruption.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-07-27

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2012-6712 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2012-6712 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4

Broken Link
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2da424b0773cea3db47e1e81db71eeebde8269d4
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2012-6712

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-07-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6712?

CVE-2012-6712 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2012-6712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6712?

CVE-2012-6712 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-6712?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2012-6712. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2012-6712 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2012-6712 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →