{"cve":"CVE-2001-0907","nvd":{"published":"2001-10-18T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:55:12.210","status":"Modified","description":"Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2001-036.0.txt","http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-035-01","http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:079","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100343090106914&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100350685431610&w=2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0907","score":0.00789,"percentile":0.56246,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}