CVE-2005-3806

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3806
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-11-25 21:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test12 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All x86 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 pre10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 pre9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23_ow2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.24_ow1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.27 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.29 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.30 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.31 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.32 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 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc4 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 2.6.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Linux Kernel IPv6 FlowLable Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1017-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
kernel.org/git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1018-2 kernel-source-2.4.27 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-231-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wwwnew.mandriva.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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