CVE-2015-7799
Linux SLIP Driver NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 19, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 24, 2017, 1:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-7799 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-7799.
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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Python
Vulnerability found by Yonggang Guo.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-7799 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-7799 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77033 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033809 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=187973 Exploit Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-7799 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-7799
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile