Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5079

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.
Published 2008-12-09 00:30:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:54:00
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-5079

Threat overview for CVE-2008-5079

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 52869
IPs affected by CVE-2008-5079 199,669
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5079

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0.04%
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CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5079

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

CWE ids for CVE-2008-5079

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References for CVE-2008-5079

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