Name: CVE-2012-6712: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-6712, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.00736

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 27, 2019
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jul 27, 2019

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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