VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1763
Buffer overflow in ptrace in the Linux Kernel for 64-bit architectures allows local users to write bytes into kernel memory.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in ptrace in the Linux Kernel for 64-bit architectures allows local users to write bytes into kernel memory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- novell/linux desktop · suse/suse linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_kernel.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13903
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_kernel.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13903
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10182
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.