{
    "id": "CVE-2017-5897",
    "published": "2017-03-23 16:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:21:23",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-125",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05578",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92657",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96037",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037794",
        "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=7892032cfe67f4bde6fc2ee967e45a8fbaf33756",
        "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96037",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037794",
        "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=7892032cfe67f4bde6fc2ee967e45a8fbaf33756",
        "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/"
    ]
}