Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2007-3513
The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/37116 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27212 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27227 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26664 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26643 (third-party-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27322 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35302 (vdb-entry)