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CVE-2008-2750

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2750 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions before 2.6.26-rc6), specifically within the pppol2tp_recvmsg function. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted PPPOL2TP packet, leading to kernel heap memory corruption and a system crash. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact with no authentication required and low attack complexity. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for a complete system compromise remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0382 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2750Low

kernel: l2tp: Fix potential memory corruption in pppol2tp-recvmsg() (Heap corruption DoS)

Jun 10, 2008

References

git.kernel.org
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.26-rc6
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
secunia.com / advisories/30719
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30901
secunia.com / advisories/30920
secunia.com / advisories/31107
secunia.com / advisories/31202
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43111
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2629
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3
securityfocus.com / bid/29747
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-625-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1854