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CVE-2005-2500
Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow…
High7.5EPSS 4.7%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 14470 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 16406 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/126 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:044 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- kernel-xdrxcodearray-dos(21805) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042b9c4fdYUuaq0joRUZi8W0Q-2hA1A (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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