Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2007-6712 | First vendor Publication | 2008-04-12 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2023-11-07 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6712 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
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| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9210 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9210 | ||
| Title: | Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired. | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-6712 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
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| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/20/22 vulnerabilities USN-625-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_625_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0275-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0275-01_kernel.nasl |
| 2009-01-23 | Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:030 File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_030.nasl |
| 2008-06-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1588-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1588_1.nasl |
| 2008-06-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1588-2 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1588_2.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 44688 | Linux Kernel on 64-bit hrtimer_forward Function (hrtimer.c) Timer Expiration ... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-11-26 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2008-2005.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-17 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-625-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_kernel-5336.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-28 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1588.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-20 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0275.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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| 2014-02-17 10:43:07 |
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