CVE-2007-2172

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 22 Apr 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 13:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Apr 2007, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 13:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 6.10 | 7.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    3.1 | 4.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.35 | ≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.20 | 2.6.21:git1 | 2.6.21:git2 | 2.6.21:git3 | 2.6.21:git4 | 2.6.21:git5 | 2.6.21:git6 | 2.6.21:git7 | 2.6.21:rc1 | 2.6.21:rc2 | 2.6.21:rc3 | 2.6.21:rc4 | 2.6.21:rc5

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