What is CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10. CVE-2007-1730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1730?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1730. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-1730 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-1730

Medium

Integer signedness error in the DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later allows local users to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops) via a negative optlen value.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-03-28

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-1730 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=dccp&m=117509584316267&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25392
Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2482
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463934/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464144/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23162
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017820
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-464-1
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1143
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33274

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-1730

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-03-28

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10 . CVE-2007-1730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1730?

CVE-2007-1730 has a CVSS score of 6.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1730?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1730. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-1730 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-1730 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.