CVE-2017-9074

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 22
Modified
Published: 19 May 2017, 06:25
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 16:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (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

19 May 2017, 06:25
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 16:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.2.89 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.16.44 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.56 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.42 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.71 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.31 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.11.4

References (10)