CVE-2007-6434

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to create low pages in virtual userspace memory and bypass mmap_min_addr protection via a crafted executable file that calls the do_brk function.

Linux kernel 2.6.23 permite a usuarios locales crear páginas bajas en el espacio de la memoria virtual y evitar la protección mmap_min_addr a través de un archivo ejecutable manipulado que llama a una función do_brk.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-12-18 CVE Reserved
2007-12-18 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/40907	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26831	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4200	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.24-rc5	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/28070	2011-03-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.23"		-		Affected