CVE-2016-3707 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically the real-time (rt) patches, as seen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SysRq commands by sending specially crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, potentially after discovering a cookie or reading a local file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel-rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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