What is CVE-2007-1496?

CVE-2007-1496 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2007-1496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1496?

CVE-2007-1496 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1496?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-1496 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-1496 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-1496

Medium

nfnetlink_log in netfilter in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the (1) nfulnl_recv_config function, (2) using "multiple packets per netlink message", and (3) bridged packets, which trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-03-16

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

15 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24492

Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22946

Patch Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25228
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25288
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-1496

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-03-16

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1496?

CVE-2007-1496 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2007-1496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1496?

CVE-2007-1496 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1496?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-1496 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-1496 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-1496 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.