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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2007-1357 in the critical feed json

The atalk_sum_skb function in AppleTalk for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.21, and possibly 2.4.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

published 2007-04-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1354

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.9%
EPSS 13.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The atalk_sum_skb function in AppleTalk for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.21, and possibly 2.4.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an AppleTalk frame that is shorter than the specified length, which triggers a BUG_ON call when an attempt is made to perform a checksum.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-29826)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-29826 Linux Kernel 2.6.x - AppleTalk ATalk_Sum_SKB Function Denial of Service dos, 2007-04-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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