What is CVE-2007-5087?

CVE-2007-5087 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2007-5087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5087?

CVE-2007-5087 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-2007-5087?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-5087. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-5087 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2007-5087

Medium

The ATM module in the Linux kernel before 2.4.35.3, when CLIP support is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by reading /proc/net/atm/arp before the CLIP module has been loaded.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-09-26

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

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2007-5087 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-5087 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.35.3
Lwn
http://lwn.net/Articles/251162/
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/39237
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25798
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3246
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.35.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7ae15e7707050baafe5a35e3d4f2d175197d222
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-5087

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-09-26

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5087?

CVE-2007-5087 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2007-5087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5087?

CVE-2007-5087 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-2007-5087?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-5087. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-5087 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-5087 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →