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CVE-2001-0907
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Low
- Base Score
- 2.1/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 2.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
2.2.1 | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
2.4.1 | - |
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-082.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_036_kernel_txt.html
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1650.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7312.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2