CVE-2011-1180 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1180?

CVE-2011-1180 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the iriap_getvaluebyclass_indication function in net/irda/iriap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to an IrDA infrared network and sending a large integer value for a (1) name length or (2) attribute length.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1180?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-1180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-5qg9-ccww-5w4r, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1180.