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CVE-2008-50791 exploit

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinit…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7405 Linux Kernel 2.6.27.8 - ATMSVC Local Denial of Service · dos · 2008-12-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

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  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-715-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33854 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33704 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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