4.9

CVE-2005-0489: linux linux_kernel

Modified
Published 31-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0489 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-1067-1DSA-1069-1DSA-1070-1DSA-1082-1

Timeline

  1. 31-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The /proc handling (proc/base.c) Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.17 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that cause an invalid access of free memory.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel2.4.0 | 2.4.0:test1 | 2.4.0:test10 | 2.4.0:test11 | 2.4.0:test12 | 2.4.0:test2 | 2.4.0:test3 | 2.4.0:test4 | 2.4.0:test5 | 2.4.0:test6 | 2.4.0:test7 | 2.4.0:test8 | 2.4.0:test9 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | 2.4.8 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.10 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.12 | 2.4.13 | 2.4.14 | 2.4.15 | 2.4.16 | 2.4.17 | 2.4.18 | 2.4.18:pre1 | 2.4.18:pre2 | 2.4.18:pre3 | 2.4.18:pre4 | 2.4.18:pre5 | 2.4.18:pre6 | 2.4.18:pre7 | 2.4.18:pre8 | 2.4.19 | 2.4.19:pre1 | 2.4.19:pre2 | 2.4.19:pre3 | 2.4.19:pre4 | 2.4.19:pre5 | 2.4.19:pre6 | 2.4.20 | 2.4.21 | 2.4.21:pre1 | 2.4.21:pre4 | 2.4.21:pre7 | 2.4.22 | 2.4.23 | 2.4.23:pre9 | 2.4.23_ow2 | 2.4.24 | 2.4.24_ow1 | 2.4.25 | 2.4.26

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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