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CVE-2007-1217

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1217 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the bufprint function of libcapi, affecting Linux kernel versions 2.6.9 to 2.6.20 and isdn4k-utils. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service and potentially escalate privileges through a specially crafted CAPI packet. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.9-e.72
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.18-e.65
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-51.EL
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.6.EL
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1217Moderate

Kernel: CAPI overflow

Mar 14, 2007

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
bugzilla.kernel.org / show_bug.cgi
osvdb.org / 34742
secunia.com / advisories/24777
secunia.com / advisories/26379
secunia.com / advisories/26478
secunia.com / advisories/26709
secunia.com / advisories/26760
secunia.com / advisories/27528
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200704-23.xml
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10503
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-404.htm
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0671.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0774.html
securityfocus.com / bid/23333
securitytracker.com / id