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CVE-2007-3105

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-3105 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the random number generator of the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.22. This vulnerability could allow a local root user to cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges by manipulating the wakeup threshold. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-3105Low

Bound check ordering issue in random driver

Jun 21, 2007

References

secunia.com / advisories/26500
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26643
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26647
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26651
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26664
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27212
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27227
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27322
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27436
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27747
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29058
Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1650
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10371
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1363
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1504
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.22-git14.log
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
securityfocus.com / bid/25348
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-508-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-509-1
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-510-1