CVE-2007-3851 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the drm/i915 component of the Linux kernel before version 2.6.22.2, specifically impacting systems with i965G and later Intel chipsets. An authenticated local user with X11 and Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) access could exploit this by crafting a malicious batchbuffer to write to arbitrary memory, leading to full compromise of the system. While rated with a CVSS score of 6.0 (Medium) due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requiring high attack complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.22.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
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