CVE-2007-2878
The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.88%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 41% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent struct and cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x - VFat Compat IOCTLS Local Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 30080dos, linuxpublished 24 May 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.88% · top 41% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
20
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11674 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27747 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- kernel-vfatioctls-dos(34669) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 28626 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1479 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-510-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 35926 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 26760 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0705 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-489-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 25505 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 24134 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-486-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 27436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-2870 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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