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CVE-2007-5904

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Published

2007-11-09T18:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.2

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.23	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=133672efbc1085f9af990bdc145e1822ea93bcf3 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119455843205403&w=2 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119457447724276&w=2 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27666 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27888 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27912 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29387 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 ([email protected])
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0167.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26438 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019612 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3860 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38450 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9901 ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=133672efbc1085f9af990bdc145e1822ea93bcf3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119455843205403&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119457447724276&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27666 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27888 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/27912 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28826 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29387 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29570 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0167.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26438 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019612 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3860 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38450 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9901 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)