What is CVE-2007-6762?

CVE-2007-6762 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2007-6762 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6762?

CVE-2007-6762 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-6762?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-6762. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-6762 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6762 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2007-6762

Critical

In the Linux kernel before 2.6.20, there is an off-by-one bug in net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c where it is possible to overflow the doi_def->tags[] array.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-07-27

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2007-6762 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-6762 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20

Broken Link
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05342145?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2a2f11c227bdf292b3a2900ad04139d301b56ac4
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-6762

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2019-07-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6762?

CVE-2007-6762 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2007-6762 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6762?

CVE-2007-6762 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-6762?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-6762. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-6762 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-6762 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →