Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4784

Multiple buffer overflows in the POSIX readdir_r function, as used in multiple packages, allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a symlink attack that exploits a race condition between opendir and pathcon calls and changes the filesystem to one with a larger maximum directory-entry name length, or (2) possibly via programmer-introduced errors on operating systems with a small struct dirent, such as Solaris or BeOS, as demonstrated in packages including (a) gcj, (b) KDE, (c) libwww, (d) the Rudiments library, (e) teTeX, (f) xmail, (g) bfbtester, (h) ncftp, (i) netwib, (j) OpenOffice.org, (k) Pike, (l) reprepro, (m) Tcl, and (n) xgsmlib.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Published 2005-12-31 05:00:00
Updated 2008-09-05 20:57:49
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4784

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4784

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
5.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
1.9
9.2
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Vendor statements for CVE-2005-4784

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