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MEDIUM
CVE-2007-2172
RHEL Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability in RTA/RTN Array Size
Description

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2007, 7:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2172 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-2172.

URL Resource
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25068
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25838
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26289
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26620
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26647
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html
    Added Reference http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08270.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.mail-archive.com/git-commits-head%40vger.kernel.org/msg08269.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08269.html
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08270.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23447 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2690 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/26647 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/25392 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08269.html No Types Assigned http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08269.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 No Types Assigned http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.21-rc6 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/25068 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/25288 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33280 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08270.html No Types Assigned http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg08270.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.20.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.35 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (including) 2.6.20 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:git7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:10764 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10764 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33979 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33979 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2172 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-2007-2172 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.06%

score

0.53239

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability