CVE-2005-0736

Summary

CVECVE-2005-0736
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-03-09 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 01:57:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Conectiva Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Conectiva Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora Core core_3.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
Linux Kernel SYS_EPoll_Wait Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[Full-disclosure] overwriting low kernel memory FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
USN-95-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.6/cset%40422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew linux.bkbits.net
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.6/cset@422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew CONFIRM linux.bkbits.net Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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