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CVE-2007-1189

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.77% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-03-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2007-1189
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.77%

Original NVD 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.