CVE-2007-6712

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 12 Apr 2008, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 16:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Apr 2008, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 16:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

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

Affected Systems

  • kernel•linux_kernel

    2.6.21_rc4

References (14)