{
    "id": "CVE-2007-1861",
    "published": "2007-05-07 19:19:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:38:26",
    "cvss_score": "4.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "description": "The nl_fib_lookup function in net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c in Linux Kernel before 2.6.20.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP replies, which trigger infinite recursion and a stack overflow.",
    "epss_score": "0.01024",
    "epss_percentile": "0.62503",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "29916",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.x - NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2007-04-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29916"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.8",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25030",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25083",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25228",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25288",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25691",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25961",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26133",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26139",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26620",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1289",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171",
        "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0347.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467939/30/6690/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23677",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1595",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237913",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34014",
        "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1309",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11616",
        "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.8"
    ]
}