VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-2070

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.

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