HIGH
security flaw
Published Mar 12, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.20.2 allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory via certain getsockopt calls that trigger a NULL dereference.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.20.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0169
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0169 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.10% 0.01100
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01100
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 64.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01100) | 61.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 42.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8134 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2788 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-May/0001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24493 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24518 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24901 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25080 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25099 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25691 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920689 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/33025 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471457 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22904 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0907 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wslabi.com/wabisabilabi/initPublishedBid.do? x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1000 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618290 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1153 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1000
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10015 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1000
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 12, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 16, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1000
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a