Description
Buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling in the Linux Kernel 2.4 up to 2.4.31 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long symlink, which is not properly handled in (1) nfs2xdr.c or (2) nfs3xdr.c and causes a crash in the NFS client.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1183-1 | New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1184-1 | New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1184-2 | New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-4791 | Buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling in the Linux Kernel 2.4 up to 2.4.31 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long symlink, which is not properly handled in (1) nfs2xdr.c or (2) nfs3xdr.c and causes a crash in the NFS client. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:22.573Z
Reserved: 2006-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-4798
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-4798
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD