Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2008-2750
The pppol2tp_recvmsg function in drivers/net/pppol2tp.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.26-rc6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel heap memory corruption and system crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PPPOL2TP packet that results in a large value for a certain length variable.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29747 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/30901 (third-party-advisory)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.26-rc6
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/30920 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43111 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31107 (third-party-advisory)