CVE-2007-1865

Published Sep 18, 2007

Last updated 7 months ago

Overview

Description: The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Beta 5.1.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a negative value of the len parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed in a bug comment, stating that "len is ignored when copying header info to the user's buffer.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified
CNA Tags: disputed

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 1.9
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-189

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "3E58910C-EA94-4354-8DCC-0281479DB6A2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References