Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-2708
The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 27.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18523
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16320
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161925
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10649
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18523
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16320
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161925
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10649
Products affected by CVE-2005-2708
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23_ow2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24_ow1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.25
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.26
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.28
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.30
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.31
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.32
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9