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CVE-2007-5904

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5904 describes multiple buffer overflows in the CIFS VFS component of Linux kernel versions 2.6.23 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending crafted, excessively long SMB responses. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring adjacent network access and high attack complexity to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.2
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0238 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,749 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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-0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5904Moderate

Buffer overflow in CIFS VFS

Nov 8, 2007

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/27666
secunia.com / advisories/27888
secunia.com / advisories/27912
secunia.com / advisories/28643
secunia.com / advisories/28826
secunia.com / advisories/29245
secunia.com / advisories/29387
secunia.com / advisories/29570
secunia.com / advisories/30769
secunia.com / advisories/30818
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/38450
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9901
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1428
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0167.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/26438
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-618-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3860