CVE-2007-1357 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the AppleTalk for Linux kernel (versions 2.6.x before 2.6.21, and possibly 2.4.x). A remote attacker can trigger a system crash by sending a malformed AppleTalk frame that is shorter than its specified length, leading to a BUG_ON call during checksum calculation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and a complete availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on any hot lists, public exploit code exists (EDB-29826), though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.20.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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