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CVE-2007-5904

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers...

6.8 MediumFix available

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Exploit likelihood

2.38%Down 5.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Record
CVE-2007-5904
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Record
CVE-2007-5904
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5874 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Record
EUVD-2007-5874
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r46j-8frc-xvvq No score

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers...

Multiple buffer overflows in CIFS VFS in Linux kernel 2.6.23 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long SMB responses that trigger the overflows in the SendReceive function.

Record
GHSA-r46j-8frc-xvvq
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2007-5904 6.8

CVE-2007-5904 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2007-5904
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-2.6
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5, plus listed versions
2.6.18.dfsg.1-122.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-132.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch12.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch22.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch32.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch4
2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch5
fai-kernels
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1.17+etch.13etch5, plus listed versions
1.171.17+etch.13etch31.17+etch.13etch41.17+etch11.17+etch2
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1.17+etch31.17+etch41.17+etch51.17etch1
1.17+etch.13etch5
user-mode-linux
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch5, plus listed versions
2.6.18-1um-22.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch32.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch42.6.18-1um-2etch12.6.18-1um-2etch22.6.18-1um-2etch32.6.18-1um-2etch4
2.6.18-1um-2etch.13etch5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
0:2.6.18-53.1.6.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
kernel-xenU-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL
0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5904 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Linux Kernel, published November 9, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in kernel 0:2.6.9-67.0.7.EL.

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