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CVE-2007-4997

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 3.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-11-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2007-4997
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.1
EPSS
3.24%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Integer underflow in the ieee80211_rx function in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SKB length value in a runt IEEE 802.11 frame when the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag is set, aka an "off-by-two error."