CVE-2007-1000

The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.2 allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via certain getsockopt calls that trigger a NULL dereference.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 66th percentile

Published

2007-03-12

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4172

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22904
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920689
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry