CVE-2007-3739 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the hugetlb kernel on PowerPC systems, specifically affecting Apple and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. The flaw in mm/mmap.c allows local users to trigger a kernel OOPS by expanding the stack into reserved kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 4.7, this vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit locally, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:client:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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