CVE-2007-1388 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the do_ipv6_setsockopt function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c, affecting versions prior to 2.6.20. A local, authenticated attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by manipulating the IPV6_RTHDR option with setsockopt, leading to an oops. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and requiring local user authentication for a complete denial of service. While there is an ExploitDB entry for this issue, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.19.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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