CVE-2005-4798
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-4798 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling in the Linux Kernel 2.4 up to 2.4.31 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long symlink, which is not properly handled in (1) nfs2xdr.c or (2) nfs3xdr.c and causes a crash in the NFS client. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.4.11 | pre3 | 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 | 2.4.18 | pre9 | 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 |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1183-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| www.kernel.org/git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.27 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Linux-Kernel Archive: [PATCH] nfs client, kernel 2.4.31: readlink result overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ussg.iu.edu | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1184-2 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Linux Kernel NFS ReadLink Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| www.kernel.org/git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commit;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commitdiff;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.