Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-7039

Title: Oracle Linux Denial of Service (DoS)

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-7039.

CWE Category CWE-399
Published Date Oct 16, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
7.61%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-7039: 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.

Impacted Vendors

O
oracle 2
L
linux 1
C
cyrix 1
C
conectiva 1
S
sun 1
U
ubuntu 1

Reference Links

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 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944 https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/ 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 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944 https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-7039 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.