CVE-2007-1217
Linux Kernel libcapi Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Privilege Gain Vulnerability
Description
Buffer overflow in the bufprint function in capiutil.c in libcapi, as used in Linux kernel 2.6.9 to 2.6.20 and isdn4k-utils, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted CAPI packet.
INFO
Published Date :
March 2, 2007, 9:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel packages.
- Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-1217.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1217 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-1217
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2007-1217 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-1217 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=408530 Added Reference http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8028 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/34742 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24777 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26379 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26478 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26709 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27528 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-23.xml Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0671.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0774.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23333 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018539 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10503 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10503 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10503 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.05%
score
0.18935
percentile