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CVE-2016-3707

CVE-2016-3707 REJECTED

The icmp_check_sysrq function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the kernel.org projects/rt patches for the Linux kernel, as used in the kernel-rt package before 3.10.0-327.22.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute SysRq commands via crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, as demonstrated by a brute-force attack to discover a cookie, or an attack that occurs after reading the local icmp_echo_sysrq file.

EPSS 1.79% · 83.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.79%
83.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi20, 5.3.0-1007.8, 5.3.0-1014.16

Timeline

  • Jun 27, 2016 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
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