CVE-2007-3739 : mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserv

mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.

Published 2007-09-14 01:17:00

Updated 2017-09-29 01:29:06

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3739

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3739

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.7	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	3.4	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2007-3739

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-399

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-3739

Red Hat 2007-10-18

This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

References for CVE-2007-3739

Products affected by CVE-2007-3739