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CVE-2007-1865 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/45909 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=232045 CVE
http://osvdb.org/45909 [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=232045 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat enterprise linux
5.1.0 beta

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-1865
NVD Published Date:
Sep 18, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-1865 Details - Not Deferred