CVE-2007-1730

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-1730
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-28 10:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[PATCH 1/1][DCCP] getsockopt: Fix DCCP_SOCKOPT_[SEND,RECV]_CSCOV' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Linux Kernel do_dccp_getsockopt() Bug Discloses Kernel Memory to Local Users af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-464-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Linux Kernel DCCP Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CXSecurity.com - IT Security News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-10-23Mark J CoxNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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