VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-1861

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-05-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

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