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.
Published 2005-12-31 05:00:00
Updated 2025-04-03 01:03:51
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2005-4618

Threat overview for CVE-2005-4618

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2005-4618
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153
IPs affected by CVE-2005-4618 11,863
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4618

0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 31 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4618

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.6
LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
3.9
4.9
NIST
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