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Vulnerability details: VCID-j49x-d5sv-wkek
Vulnerability ID VCID-j49x-d5sv-wkek
Aliases CVE-2010-4079
Summary kernel: drivers/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: reading uninitialized stack memory
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 1.7
Risk 0.8
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
cvssv2 1.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4079
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4079.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-4079
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062
648666 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2010-4079 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4079
RHSA-2010:0958 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0958
RHSA-2011:0007 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0007
USN-1054-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1054-1/
USN-1072-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1072-1/
USN-1073-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1073-1/
USN-1074-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-1/
USN-1074-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1074-2/
USN-1081-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1081-1/
USN-1093-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1093-1/
USN-1119-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1119-1/
USN-1187-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/1187-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4079
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.22622
EPSS Score 0.00075
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:04.715728+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-4079.json 38.0.0