CVE-2017-13686 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel versions 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6, specifically in the net/ipv4/route.c component. It stems from a NULL pointer dereference when processing crafted system calls, allowing local users to crash the system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it did not affect any stable kernel releases.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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