Critical severity · published Jul 27, 2019
CVE-2007-6762
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array
9.8
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6762
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6762
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
Broken Link
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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