CVE-2007-2172

CVSS V2 Medium 4.7 CVSS V3 None
Description
A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2007-2172
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2007-04-22T19:19:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-19T18:59:10
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.4.0 2.4.35
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.0 2.6.20
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.7
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head@vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html Broken Link
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head@vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2172
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2172
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:03:06 Added to TrackCVE