VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14785
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166248Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22217
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10481
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.