CVE-2007-3642
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.9%EU EUVD
The decode_choice function in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.15, 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.6, and before 2.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encoded, out-of-range index value for a choice field, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
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-189
- EPSS score
- 3.9% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3626)
- Published
- July 10, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3626 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25845b5155b55cd77e42655ec24161ba3feffa47
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.15
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.6
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22
- http://osvdb.org/37117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25955(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24818
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2466(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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