CVE-2007-5494 : Memory leak in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch in Red Hat Enterpris

Memory leak in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of open requests involving O_ATOMICLOOKUP.

Published 2007-11-30 02:46:00

Updated 2017-09-29 01:29:38

Source Red Hat, Inc.

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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2007-5494

Redhat » Enterprise Linux » Version: 4.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Redhat » Enterprise Linux » Version: 5.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5494

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 6 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5494

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
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2007-5494

CWE-399

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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