CVE-2007-4567

CVSS V2 High 7.8 CVSS V3 None
Description
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2007-4567
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2007-12-21T00:46:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T02:18:19
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 2.6.21.7
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26943
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0019
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0053
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0079
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0095
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4567
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39171
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11083
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7474
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/558-1/
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4567
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4567
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:36:33 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 19:01:55 2023-02-02T17:15:12 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 19:01:56 The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet. CVE-2007-4567 kernel: ipv6_hop_jumbo remote system crash Description updated
2023-02-02 19:01:57 References updated
2023-02-13 03:02:19 2023-02-13T02:18:19 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 03:02:20 CVE-2007-4567 kernel: ipv6_hop_jumbo remote system crash The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet. Description updated