CVE-2001-0907

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

18/10/2001

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

2.10

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	2.2.1 (including)	2.2.19 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	2.4.1 (including)	2.4.10 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2001-0907

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools