CVE-2016-7039 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IP stack of the Linux kernel (through version 4.8.2), affecting various Linux distributions and Oracle products. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending large, crafted packets (e.g., with only VLAN headers) to trigger excessive stack consumption, leading to a system panic. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.1.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.4.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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