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CVE-2005-4352

The securelevels implementation in NetBSD 2.1 and earlier, and Linux 2.6.15 and earlier, allows local users to bypass time setting…

Low2.1EPSS 0.47%
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Description

The securelevels implementation in NetBSD 2.1 and earlier, and Linux 2.6.15 and earlier, allows local users to bypass time setting restrictions and set the clock backwards by setting the clock ahead to the maximum unixtime value (19 Jan 2038), which then wraps around to the minimum value (13 Dec 1901), which can then be set ahead to the desired time, aka "settimeofday() time wrap."

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-4352, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.47% · top 59% 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: Low 2.1.

Weakness

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Affected products

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