CVE-2007-5501
7.8 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.073 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.1%
The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected configurations
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
lwn.net/Articles/258947/
secunia.com/advisories/27664
secunia.com/advisories/27703
secunia.com/advisories/27888
secunia.com/advisories/27919
secunia.com/advisories/27922
secunia.com/advisories/28170
secunia.com/advisories/28706
secunia.com/advisories/29245
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.8
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc3
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26474
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3902
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38548
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1965
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00032.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00170.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00302.html
Related
7.8 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.073 Low
EPSS
Percentile
94.1%