Linux kernel __sock_diag_rcv_msg Netlink message privilege elevation

Added: 05/13/2014 CVE: CVE-2013-1763 BID: 58137 OSVDB: 90604 Background Netlink is a feature of the Linux kernel which allows communication between kernel and user space. Problem An array index error in the sockdiagrcvmsg function in the Linux kernel allows local users to gain root privileges by...

spank.c

Your machine answers to TCP packets that are coming from a multicast address. This is known as the 'spank' denial of service attack. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: spank.nasl 8145 2017-12-15 13:31:58Z cfischer $ spank.c Authors: Michel Arboi Copyright: Copyright C 2003 Michel Arboi This program ...