Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-1734
The DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later does not verify the upper bounds of the optlen value, which allows local users running on certain architectures to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops), a related issue to CVE-2007-1730.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1734
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1734
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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[email protected] |
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-1734
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Red Hat 2007-10-23Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*