{"cve":"CVE-2007-5501","nvd":{"published":"2007-11-15T20:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:16.843","status":"Modified","description":"The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=96a2d41a3e495734b63bff4e5dd0112741b93b38","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html","http://lwn.net/Articles/258947/","http://secunia.com/advisories/27664","http://secunia.com/advisories/27703"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-5501","score":0.03822,"percentile":0.90068,"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."]}