CVE-2017-6214

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 22
Modified
Published: 23 Feb 2017, 17:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 15:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
9.46% LOW
9% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Feb 2017, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 15:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 9.46%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.9.10

References (11)