CVE-2017-7542medium
Description
The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99953
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0169
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6399f1fae4ec29fab5ec76070435555e256ca3a6
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-07-21
Updated: 2019-10-03
Type: CWE-190
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM