CVE-2007-1217

Summary

CVECVE-2007-1217
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-02 21:18:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the bufprint function in capiutil.c in libcapi, as used in Linux kernel 2.6.9 to 2.6.20 and isdn4k-utils, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted CAPI packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All x86_64 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11_rc1_bk6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.37 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.38 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.39 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.40 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.41 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16_rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
capi4k-utils: Buffer overflow — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
#408530 - libcapi20-3: buffer overflow in "printbuf" called from capi_cmsg2str - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
osvdb.org/34742 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Linux Kernel libcapi Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Deny Service and May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
ASA-2007-404 (RHSA-2007-0672) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Linux Kernel CapiUtil.c Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
8028 – capi_{cmsg,message}2str not thread-safe; vulnerable to buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.kernel.org
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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