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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5904

Original release date:11/09/2007
Last revised:09/11/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.8 (MEDIUM) (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.2
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Local network exploitable
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: XF
Name: kernel-cifsvfs-sendreceive-bo(38450)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-618-1
External Source: BID
Name: 26438
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0089
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:063
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3860
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1428
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30818
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30769
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27912
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27888
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27666
External Source: MLIST
Name: [linux-kernel] 20071109 Re: Fw: Buffer overflow in CIFS VFS.
External Source: MLIST
Name: [linux-kernel] 20071108 Buffer overflow in CIFS VFS.
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:030
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2007:064
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019612
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080208 rPSA-2008-0048-1 kernel
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0167
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29570
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29387
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29245
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28826
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28643
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:017
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:013
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=133672efbc1085f9af990bdc145e1822ea93bcf3

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