CVE-2007-3513

Published Jul 3, 2007

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

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Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.9
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other

Vendor comments

  • Red HatThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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