CVE-2007-1734 is a memory disclosure and denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.20 and later) when DCCP support is enabled. It arises from insufficient bounds checking in the do_dccp_getsockopt function, allowing local users to read kernel memory or trigger a system crash (oops). With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is of high severity, requiring local access but having low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not actively exploited in the wild according to KEV and Hot List data, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.20.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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