CVE-2005-2709

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

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2005-11-20

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26489

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2005-2697
• CVE-2005-2710
• CVE-2005-2694
• CVE-2005-2713
• CVE-2005-2690
• CVE-2005-2714