Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer
Published Jun 21, 2012
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.6.38.8
Configuration 2
- 10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not provide support for Open Sound System (OSS).
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1477 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1477
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1477
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1477 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1477 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1477 |
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