CVE-2005-4605

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-4605
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.6/cset%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.bkbits.net
Secunia - Advisories - Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1017-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: kernel various security problems (SUSE-SA:2006:012) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.de
Linux Kernel ProcFS Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 4 Update: kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
'[Full-disclosure] linux procfs vulnerablity' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
USN-244-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.bkbits.net
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CONFIRM:http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@43b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ MITRE linux.bkbits.net
CONFIRM:http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch@43b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ MITRE linux.bkbits.net
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE www.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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