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CVE-2007-1189

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CVE-2007-1189

Published: Mar 2, 2007

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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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affected
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References

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