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CVE-2007-3642

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2007-07-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The decode_choice function in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.15, 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.6, and before 2.6.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an encoded, out-of-range index value for a choice field, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References