CVE-2017-5897

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=7892032cfe67f4bde6fc2ee967e45a8fbaf33756	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037794	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96037	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-03-23 16:59

Updated : 2018-08-24 10:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-5897

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5897

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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