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CVE-2007-2172

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which…

Medium4.7EPSS 0.43%
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Description

A typo in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.21-rc6 and 2.4 before 2.4.35 causes RTA_MAX to be used as an array size instead of RTN_MAX, which leads to an "out of bound access" by the (1) dn_fib_props (dn_fib.c, DECNet) and (2) fib_props (fib_semantics.c, IPv4) functions.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2007-2172, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

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