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CVE-2007-1189 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the envwrite function in the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs Plan 9 kernel allows local users to overwrite certain memory addresses with kernel memory via a large n argument, as demonstrated by (1) modifying the iseve function to gain privileges and (2) making the devpermcheck function grant unrestricted device permissions.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://kernelspace.us/itheft.c	CVE	Exploit
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-February/004118.html	CVE	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/34956	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3383	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22749	CVE	Exploit
http://kernelspace.us/itheft.c	[email protected]	Exploit
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-February/004118.html	[email protected]	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/34956	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3383	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22749	[email protected]	Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
bell labs plan 9	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:bell_labs:plan_9:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 6, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]