Is CVE-2007-2764 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2764 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2764?

CVE-2007-2764 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-2764

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

The embedded Linux kernel in certain Sun-Brocade SilkWorm switches before 20070516 does not properly handle a situation in which a non-root user creates a kernel process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (oops and device reboot) via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-2756)
Published: May 18, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2756 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

brocade / silkworm 12000 director
brocade / silkworm 200e switch
brocade / silkworm 24000 director
brocade / silkworm 3250 fabric switch
brocade / silkworm 3850 fabric switch
brocade / silkworm 3900 switch
brocade / silkworm 48000 director
brocade / silkworm 4900 fibre channel switch
linux / linux kernel

References

http://osvdb.org/39117(Broken Link)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1(Broken Link, Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24036(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34495(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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