Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-2525
Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21-git8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and releasing it before the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-2525
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:git7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2525
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-2525
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
|
6.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2007-2525
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
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http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.21-git8.log
Patch
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1703
Vendor Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
RHSA-2007:0488 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10594
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/25163
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34150
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
ASA-2007-287 (RHSA-2007-0488)
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
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http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26139
Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/25700
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
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http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
About Secunia Research | FlexeraVendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
About Secunia Research | FlexeraVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23870
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26133
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
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