CVE-2005-1263

The elf_core_dump function in binfmt_elf.c for Linux kernel 2.x.x to 2.2.27-rc2, 2.4.x to 2.4.31-pre1, and 2.6.x to 2.6.12-rc4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an ELF binary that, in certain conditions involving the create_elf_tables function, causes a negative length argument to pass a signed integer comparison, leading to a buffer overflow.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 78th percentile

Published

2005-05-11

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• 0b0111100/20050★ · 2026-09-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25647

Exploit collections (1)

• CVE-2005-1263helloexp/0day

Security advisories

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-529.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13589

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2004-0077
• CVE-2004-1235
• CVE-2005-0736
• CVE-2006-2451
• CVE-2006-3626
• CVE-2008-0600