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CVE-2007-2480

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2007-05-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The _udp_lib_get_port function in net/ipv4/udp.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 and earlier does not prevent a bind to a port with a local address when there is already a bind to that port with a wildcard local address, which might allow local users to intercept local traffic for daemons or other applications.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References