CVE-2010-0411
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) __get_argv and (2) __get_compat_argv functions in tapset/aux_syscalls.stp in SystemTap 1.1…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.95%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 39% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple integer signedness errors in the (1) __get_argv and (2) __get_compat_argv functions in tapset/aux_syscalls.stp in SystemTap 1.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (script crash, or system crash or hang) via a process with a large number of arguments, leading to a buffer overflow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- SystemTap 1.0/1.1 - '__get_argv()' / '__get_compat_argv()' Local Memory Corruption (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33604local, linuxpublished 5 Feb 2010Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By redhat
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.95% · top 39% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- FEDORA-2010-1373 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 38817 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38426 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559719 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39656 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11234 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100204 systemtap DoS issue (CVE-2010-0411) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 38680 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9675 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=systemtap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2d399c87a642190f08ede63dc6fc434a5a8363a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1023664 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 38120 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 38765 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-1720 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-0442 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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