Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a DFS share mount operation that triggers use of an unexpected DFS referral name length.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.552Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-4247

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-08-25T03:27:32.960

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4247

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4247 - Bugzilla