Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-1189 - Local Integer Overflow vulnerability in Plan 9
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Plan 9 Kernel (devenv.c OTRUNC/pwrite) Local Exploit. CVE-2007-1189. Local exploit for plan9 platform |
| file | exploits/plan9/local/3383.c |
| id | EDB-ID:3383 |
| last seen | 2016-01-31 |
| modified | 2007-02-28 |
| platform | plan9 |
| port | |
| published | 2007-02-28 |
| reporter | Don Bailey |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/3383/ |
| title | Plan 9 Kernel devenv.c OTRUNC/pwrite Local Exploit |
| type | local |