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CVE-2007-5501

The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Published

2007-11-15T20:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
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