Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1730

 

Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2007-1730

Published: March 28, 2007 / Updated: August 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95260
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1730
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to read data or crash the application.

Integer signedness error in the DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later allows local users to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops) via a negative optlen value.


Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2007-1730

Install update from vendor's repository.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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