VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4639
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by "reading more than 8 bytes…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by "reading more than 8 bytes into an 8 byte long array".
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.