VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-5501

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.82%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-11-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

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