CVE-2007-1388
The do_ipv6_setsockopt function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.20, and possibly other versions, allows local users…
- 4.4MediumCVSS base score
- 0.57%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 52% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The do_ipv6_setsockopt function in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.20, and possibly other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops) by calling setsockopt with the IPV6_RTHDR option name and possibly a zero option length or invalid option value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x - IPv6_SockGlue.c Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29781dos, linuxpublished 26 Mar 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 52% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- USN-464-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1122 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 24901 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1154 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 24777 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2007:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 25099 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 25080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8155 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 25392 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-1384 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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