CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.5 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not properly handle a situation in which a non-root user creates a kernel process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (oops and device reboot) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 05/17/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2764 since 05/18/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2019).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (34495).
Product
Type
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/17/2007 🔍05/17/2007 🔍
05/18/2007 🔍
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10/24/2007 🔍
03/13/2015 🔍
04/13/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-2764 (🔍)
X-Force: 34495
SecurityFocus: 24036 - Sun Brocade Switches Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 39117 - SilkWorm Switches Linux Kernel Process Creation Unspecified Remote DoS
Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 04/13/2019 21:11
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (51), 04/13/2019 21:11 (2)
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