{
    "id": "CVE-2007-2878",
    "published": "2007-05-29 20:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:40:37",
    "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": null,
    "description": "The VFAT compat ioctls in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21.2, when run on a 64-bit system, allow local users to corrupt a kernel_dirent struct and cause a denial of service (system crash) via unknown vectors.",
    "epss_score": "0.00881",
    "epss_percentile": "0.58057",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:06",
    "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": "30080",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.x - VFat Compat IOCTLS Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2007-05-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30080"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/35926",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25505",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26133",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26139",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26760",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27436",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/27747",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/28626",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1479",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.2",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24134",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2023",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34669",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11674",
        "http://osvdb.org/35926",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/25505",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26133",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26139",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/26760"
    ]
}