CVE-2016-7917
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5
Description
The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7917
- Assigner
- security@android.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-11-16T05:59:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-12-02T23:13:07
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.4.32 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.3
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7917 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7917 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:02:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:06:08 | 2016-11-16T05:59Z | 2016-11-16T05:59:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:08 | 2016-12-02T23:13:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:06:08 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |