Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-1336
fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
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 (32.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.9% 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
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6, 2.6.0, 2.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/37471 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35160 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35656 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35324 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35015 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35011 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/06/1 (mailing-list)