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CVE-2005-4618
Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of…
Low3.6EPSS 0.45%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% 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: Low 3.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8febdd85adaa41fa1fc1cb31286210fc2cd3ed0c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 19369 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 16141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 18216 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-244-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 18527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19374 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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