What is CVE-2008-5713?

CVE-2008-5713 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2008-5713 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5713?

CVE-2008-5713 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-2008-5713?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5713. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-5713 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5713 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2008-5713

Medium

The __qdisc_run function in net/sched/sch_generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 on SMP machines allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by multiple simultaneous invocations of the Netperf benchmark application in UDP_STREAM mode.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-12-24

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-399

CVE-2008-5713 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-5713 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/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/23/1
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33858
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32985
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477744
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9385
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2ba2506ca7ca62c56edaa334b0fe61eb5eab6ab0
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-5713

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-12-24

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5713?

CVE-2008-5713 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2008-5713 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5713?

CVE-2008-5713 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-2008-5713?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5713. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-5713 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-5713 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.