What is CVE-2007-1734?

CVE-2007-1734 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2007-1734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1734?

CVE-2007-1734 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1734?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1734. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-1734 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-1734

High

The DCCP support in the do_dccp_getsockopt function in net/dccp/proto.c in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and later does not verify the upper bounds of the optlen value, which allows local users running on certain architectures to read kernel memory or cause a denial of service (oops), a related issue to CVE-2007-1730.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-03-28

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-1734 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2511
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463969/100/0/threaded
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017820
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33274
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43321

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-1734

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 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-2007-1734?

CVE-2007-1734 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2007-1734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1734?

CVE-2007-1734 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1734?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1734. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-1734 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-1734 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.