Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2007-1730
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.20, 2.6.20.1, 2.6.20.2
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1143 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1 (vendor-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2482 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23162 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463934/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25392 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464144/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33274 (vdb-entry)