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CVE-2005-2490

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary co…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 47%
Public exploits
0
none known

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17073 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-178-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10481 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17002 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17826 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14785 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17918 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16747/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1017 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/1878 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166248 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/22217 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19374 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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