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CVE-2007-3720

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-07-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2007-3720
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.31%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The process scheduler in the Linux kernel 2.4 performs scheduling based on CPU billing gathered from periodic process sampling ticks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by performing voluntary nanosecond sleeps that result in the process not being active during a clock interrupt, as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."