CVE-2015-8787

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 08 Feb 2016, 02:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 08:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.66% LOW
6% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Feb 2016, 02:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 08:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.66%• Percentile: 91%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.31 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4

References (14)