CVE-2007-1496 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter component, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.20.3. An attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by sending specially crafted network packets, potentially involving multiple packets per netlink message and bridged packets, leading to a system crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, with the primary impact being system availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.20.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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