CVE-2005-2709

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 20 Nov 2005, 22:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 22:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.15% LOW
0% probability -0.06%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Nov 2005, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 22:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.15%• Percentile: 36%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.14 | 2.2.27 | 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 | 2.4.19 | 2.4.20 | 2.4.21 | 2.4.22 | 2.4.23 | 2.4.24 | 2.4.25 | 2.4.26 | 2.4.27 | 2.4.28 | 2.4.29 | 2.4.29:-rc1 | 2.4.29:-rc2 | 2.4.30 | 2.4.30:rc2 | 2.4.30:rc3 | 2.4.31 | 2.4.31:-pre1 | 2.4.32 | 2.4.32:-pre1 | 2.4.32:-pre2 | 2.4.33 | 2.4.33:p-re1 | 2.4.33.1 | 2.4.33.2 | 2.4.33.3 | 2.4.33.4 | 2.4.33.5 | 2.4.33.7 | 2.4.34 | 2.4.34.1 | 2.4.34.2 | 2.4.34.3 | 2.4.34.4 | 2.4.34.5 | 2.4.34.6 | 2.4.35.1 | 2.4.35.2 | 2.4.35.3 | 2.4.35.4 | 2.4.35.5 | 2.4.36 | 2.4.36.1 | 2.4.36.2 | 2.4.36.3 | 2.4.36.4 | 2.4.36.5 | 2.4.36.6 | 2.4.36.7 | 2.4.36.8 | 2.4.36.9 | 2.4.37 | 2.4.37:-rc1 | 2.4.37.1 | 2.4.37.2 | 2.4.37.3 | 2.4.37.4 | 2.4.37.5 | 2.4.37.6 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.11.1 | 2.6.11.2 | 2.6.11.3 | 2.6.11.4 | 2.6.11.5 | 2.6.11.6 | 2.6.11.7 | 2.6.11.8 | 2.6.11.9 | 2.6.11.10 | 2.6.11.11 | 2.6.11.12 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.12.1 | 2.6.12.2 | 2.6.12.3 | 2.6.12.4 | 2.6.12.5 | 2.6.12.6 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.13.1 | 2.6.13.2 | 2.6.13.3 | 2.6.13.4 | 2.6.13.5

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