CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.x (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file traps.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops and stack fault exception).
The bug was discovered 08/04/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/05/2005 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is available at novell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1767 since 05/31/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20599 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : linux-source-2.6.10, linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-187-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117852 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2005:663)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22415) and Tenable (20599). The entries 1234, 1561, 1592 and 1681 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20599
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : linux-source-2.6.10, linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-187-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 56013
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 921-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Timeline
05/31/2005 🔍08/03/2005 🔍
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09/25/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: novell.com
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1767 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22415
Vulnerability Center: 9613 - Linux Kernel Local DoS via Stack Fault, Low
SecurityFocus: 14467 - Linux Kernel Stack Fault Exceptions Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17002 - Red Hat update for kernel, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18702 - CVE-2005-1767 - Linux - Denial of Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-1878
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/11/2019 11:27
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/11/2019 11:27 (10)
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