4.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2007-1496

Published: 16/03/2007 Updated: 11/10/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 436
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

nfnetlink_log in netfilter in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.20.3 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the (1) nfulnl_recv_config function, (2) using "multiple packets per netlink message", and (3) bridged packets, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

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Vendor Advisories

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