Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2490

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread.
Published 2005-09-14 19:03:00
Updated 2018-10-19 15:32:58
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Threat overview for CVE-2005-2490

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2005-2490
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153
IPs affected by CVE-2005-2490 11,249
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2490

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2490

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST

References for CVE-2005-2490

Products affected by CVE-2005-2490

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