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CVE-2008-5079

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 1.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5079
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
1.09%
Linux

Original NVD Description

net/atm/svc.c in the ATM subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.27.8 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) by making two calls to svc_listen for the same socket, and then reading a /proc/net/atm/*vc file, related to corruption of the vcc table.