CVE-2005-2709
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.0%
The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 62nd percentile
- Published
- 2005-11-20
- Updated
- 2024-08-07
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17504
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2359
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15365
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1