CVE-2005-0867 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by writing to a sysfs file.

Published: 2005-03-26

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Package	CPE	Advisory	Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4	RHSA-2005:366	2005-04-19T00:00:00Z

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0868	Integer overflow in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by writing to a sysfs file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-110-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00187.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0867
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10867
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0867

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Redhat Enterprise Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-03-26T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:28:29.110Z

Reserved: 2005-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0867

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0867

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2005-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-0867 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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