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CVE-2007-5966

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-12-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2007-5966
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.48%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.