CVE-2007-1865

** DISPUTED ** 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."

CVSS v2.0 1.9 LOW

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=232045
http://osvdb.org/45909

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2007-09-18 12:17

Updated : 2008-11-12 22:36

NVD link : CVE-2007-1865

Mitre link : CVE-2007-1865

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux

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