{"cve":"CVE-2016-7039","nvd":{"published":"2016-10-16T21:59:09.130","modified":"2026-06-17T00:52:11.970","status":"Modified","description":"The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as demonstrated by packets that contain only VLAN headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-8666.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","oracle:linux","oracle:vm_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7039","score":0.07613,"percentile":0.94554,"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."]}