Linux Kernel 2.6.8 vlan_dev.c wrong resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.8 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file vlan_dev.c. Such manipulation of the argument wrong leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2548. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.8 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file vlan_dev.c. The manipulation of the argument wrong with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.

The bug was discovered 08/19/2005. The weakness was presented 08/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntulinux.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2548 since 08/12/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 363 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22788 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22178), Tenable (22788), SecurityFocus (BID 14611†), OSVDB (18808†) and Secunia (SA17826†). See VDB-1776, VDB-23202, VDB-25377 and VDB-26616 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22788
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OpenVAS ID: 56014
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 922-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25988
X-Force: 22178
SecurityFocus: 14611 - Linux Kernel SNMP Handler Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17826
OSVDB: 18808 - CVE-2005-2548 - Linux Kernel - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17255 - Linux Kernel 2.6.8 vlan_dev.c in the VLAN Code Allows Remote DoS via UDP Packets, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 15:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 08/02/2019 16:32 (6), 07/05/2021 15:00 (3)
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