CVE-2007-5501 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2). Remote attackers can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash affected systems by sending crafted ACK responses. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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