Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2007-3642
The decode_choice function in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.15, 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.6, and before 2.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encoded, out-of-range index value for a choice field, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.039 (89.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/27212 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/25955 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.6
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24818 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2466 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.15