Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2456
Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops or deadlock) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a p->dir value that is larger than XFRM_POLICY_OUT, which is used as an index in the sock->sk_policy array.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2456
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 46 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2456
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2005-2456
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The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2005-2456
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
SupportBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
[SECURITY] [DSA 922-1] New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilitiesMailing List
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/
404: Page not found | UbuntuBroken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Advisories - Mandriva LinuxPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Advisories - Mandriva LinuxPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
SupportBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=8da3e25b2c4c1f305fd85428d3a9eb62b543bfba%3Bhp=ecade4893a139cc35d4fe345ce70242ede5358c4%3Bhb=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84%3Bf=net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
Broken Link
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
404 Page Not Found | SUSEBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/16500
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg00520.html
Patch
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http://secunia.com/advisories/16298
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14477
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21710
Linux kernel XFRM code denial of service CVE-2005-2456 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
[SECURITY] [DSA 921-1] New Linux 2.4.27 packages fix several vulnerabilitiesMailing List
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blobdiff;h=8da3e25b2c4c1f305fd85428d3a9eb62b543bfba;hp=ecade4893a139cc35d4fe345ce70242ede5358c4;hb=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84;f=net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
Patch
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84
Patch
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http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a4f1bac62564049ea4718c4624b0fadc9f597c84
Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg00520.html
[PATCH] possible overflow of sock->sk_policyPatch
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10858
404 Not FoundBroken Link
Products affected by CVE-2005-2456
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*