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CVE-2007-1189

N/A
Published: March 2, 2007 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPlan 9

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Plan 9· Bell Labs
95%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://kernelspace.us/itheft.c
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-February/004118.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/34956
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22749
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3383

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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