CVE-2017-13715

Summary

CVECVE-2017-13715
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-29 01:35:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-17 21:21:00 UTC
DescriptionThe __skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not ensure that n_proto, ip_proto, and thoff are initialized, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a single crafted MPLS packet.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-665

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All rc7 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-13715 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
flow_dissector: Jump to exit code in __skb_flow_dissect · torvalds/linux@a6e544b · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-sec: Linux kernel: fixed bug in net/core/flow_dissector.c CONFIRM seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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