CVE-2007-1189

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-1189
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-02 21:18:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the envwrite function in the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs Plan 9 kernel allows local users to overwrite certain memory addresses with kernel memory via a large n argument, as demonstrated by (1) modifying the iseve function to gain privileges and (2) making the devpermcheck function grant unrestricted device permissions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Bell Labs Plan 9 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/34956 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Plan 9 Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Plan 9 Kernel (devenv.c OTRUNC/pwrite) Local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
SecPoint Cyber Security Vulnerability Scanning UTM Firewall WiFi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernelspace.us Exploit
[Dailydave] Wow, free kernel zero day? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.immunitysec.com Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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