VDB
CVE-2016-2070
CVE-2016-2070
REJECTED
The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.
EPSS 0.77% · 73.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.77%
73.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.2.0-1014.21, 4.2.0-1013.19, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.3.0-6.17, 4.2.0-16.19, 4.3.0-7.18 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20160125 Linux potential division by zero in TCP code (circl)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219 (circl)
Timeline
- May 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2070 third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3759824da87b30ce7a35b4873b62b0ba38905ef5 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2070 third-party-advisory