Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2005-0210 |
CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU92878
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0210
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Netfilter in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
External linkshttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000945
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/14295
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
http://www.osvdb.org/14966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12816
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10275
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.