CVE-2007-1730
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Integer signedness error in the DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later allows local users to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops) via a negative optlen value.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-3587Linux Kernel 2.6.20 with DCCP Support - Memory Disclosure (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-3595Linux Kernel 2.6.20 with DCCP Support - Memory Disclosure (2)functional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (20)
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- http://marc.info/?l=dccp&m=117509584316267&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25392enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2482enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463934/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464144/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23162enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017820enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1enisa_euvd
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