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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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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References
22749
vdb-entry
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3383
exploit
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http://kernelspace.us/itheft.c
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34956
vdb-entry
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[dailydave] 20070227 Wow, free kernel zero day?
mailing-list
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