What is CVE-2007-1865?

CVE-2007-1865 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10. CVE-2007-1865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1865?

CVE-2007-1865 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2007-1865 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-1865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-1865

Low

The ipv6_getsockopt_sticky function in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Beta 5.1.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a negative value of the len parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed in a bug comment, stating that "len is ignored when copying header info to the user's buffer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-09-18

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.9

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2007-1865 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2007-1865 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45909
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=232045

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-1865

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-09-18

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-1865?

CVE-2007-1865 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10 . CVE-2007-1865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-1865?

CVE-2007-1865 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-1865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2007-1865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2007-1865 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2007-1865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.