{"id":"CVE-2007-6712","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-6712","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:57.895Z","title":"Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to…","description":"Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired.","published":"2008-04-12T19:05:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:48:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-189"],"affected":["kernel/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00392,"percentile":0.33062,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30294","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30368","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30818","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31107","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31628","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=13788ccc41ceea5893f9c747c59bc0b28f2416c2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30294","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30368","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30818","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31107","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31628","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29294","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41827","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9210","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6712","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}