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CVE-2007-4567
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6…
High7.8EPSS 14.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
The ipv6_hop_jumbo function in net/ipv6/exthdrs.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted IPv6 packet.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
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 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.3% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- linux-kernel-ipv6-dos(39171) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7474 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8450 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548641 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 26943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-558-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 25505 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-574-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28170 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 38015 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e76b2b2567b83448c2ee85a896433b96150c92e6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
- 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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