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CVE-2007-0958 Detail

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.20 allows local users to read unreadable binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality and triggering a core dump, a variant of CVE-2004-1073.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/35930 CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24482 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24752 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24777 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/25078 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-287.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1286 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 CVE, MITRE
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:060 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:078 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0099.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22903 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-451-1 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10343 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-0958
NVD Published Date:
02/15/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE