CVE-2007-5904
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-5874)
- Published
- November 9, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=133672efbc1085f9af990bdc145e1822ea93bcf3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119455843205403&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119457447724276&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27888
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29245
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29570
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30818
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0048
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1428
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_63_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0167.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487808/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26438
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019612
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3860
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38450
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9901
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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