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CVE-2005-0489
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…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.38%
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- debian
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 20163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 18173 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-1067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-1069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kernel.debian.net/debian/pool/main/kernel-source-2.4.17/kernel-source-2.4.17_2.4.17-1woody4_ia64.changes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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