CVE-2007-4997

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 06 Nov 2007, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 15:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.39% LOW
5% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Nov 2007, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 15:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer underflow in the ieee80211_rx function in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SKB length value in a runt IEEE 802.11 frame when the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag is set, aka an "off-by-two error."

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.39%• Percentile: 90%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.22.7

References (30)