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Critical severity · published Apr 28, 2017
CVE-2017-7895
The NFSv2 and NFSv3 server implementations in the Linux kernel through 4.10.13 lack certain checks for the end of a buffer, which allows remote attackers to trigger…
9.8
CVSS
10.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The NFSv2 and NFSv3 server implementations in the Linux kernel through 4.10.13 lack certain checks for the end of a buffer, which allows remote attackers to trigger pointer-arithmetic errors or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted requests, related to fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)10.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.89; 3.3 before 3.16.44; 3.17.0 before 4.1.40; 4.2 before 4.4.67; 4.5.0 before 4.9.26; 4.10 before 4.10.14 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7895
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7895
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98085
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1715
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