CVE-2005-0736

Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 81st percentile

Published

2005-03-13

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• 0b0111100/20050★ · 2026-09-07

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25202
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1397

Exploit collections (1)

• CVE-2005-0736helloexp/0day

Security advisories

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-March/032314.html
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12763
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/95-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2004-0077
• CVE-2004-1235
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