CVE-2007-2172

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2172
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-04-22 19:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionA typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.7 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 3.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1504-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel IPv6 Type 0 Route Headers and RTA_MAX Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[IPv4] fib: Fix out of bound access of fib_props[] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1356-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-464-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:196 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
ASA-2007-287 (RHSA-2007-0488) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1503-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1363-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Fib_Semantics.C Out Of Bounds Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:216 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[DECNet] fib: Fix out of bound access of dn_fib_props[] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
[DECNet] fib: Fix out of bound access of dn_fib_props[] MITRE www.mail-archive.com
[IPv4] fib: Fix out of bound access of fib_props[] MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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