Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-0179

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Published 2005-03-07 05:00:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:29:53
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2005-0179

Threat overview for CVE-2005-0179

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2005-0179
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2005-0179 18,004
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0179

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0179

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
3.9
2.9
 NIST

References for CVE-2005-0179

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