7.2
HIGH
CVE-2007-5966
Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2007, 12:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5966 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
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-2007-5966.

URL Resource
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
http://secunia.com/advisories/28105 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
http://secunia.com/advisories/28105 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5966 vulnerability over time.

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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/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28088
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28105
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28141
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28706
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28806
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1436
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:112
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26880
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4225
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2038
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125
  • 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
    Changed Description Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2007-5966 kernel: non-root can trigger cpu_idle soft lockup Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0585 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1193 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0079 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5966 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453135 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. CVE-2007-5966 kernel: non-root can trigger cpu_idle soft lockup
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0585 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0079 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5966 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1193 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453135 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485282/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10774 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8125 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8125 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10774 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 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-2007-5966 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-2007-5966 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

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