Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-0977
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0977
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 24 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0977
| 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
|
2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-0977
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http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12970
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10400
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/
Products affected by CVE-2005-0977
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_xeon:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:386:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:k7_smp:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power3_smp:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686_smp:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:power4_smp:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64_k8_smp:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:powerpc_smp:*:*:*:*:*