Record summary

CVE-2007-1189 has a selected CVSS score of 7.2; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

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.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
1

Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBPlan 9 Kernel - 'devenv.c OTRUNC/pwrite' Local Privilege EscalationExploitDB exploitby Don BaileyNot analyzed1 file
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