Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 tty_io.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file tty_io.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0403. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file tty_io.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty s in multi-threaded applications, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain tty access via unknown attack vectors that trigger an access of a pointer to a freed structure.

The bug was discovered 04/22/2005. The weakness was shared 09/01/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0403 since 02/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21923 (CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:293)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117967 (CentOS Security Update for Kernel (CESA-2005:293)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24289), Tenable (21923), SecurityFocus (BID 13444†), OSVDB (15808†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7767†). The entries VDB-947, VDB-945, VDB-946 and VDB-944 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 21923
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:293)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/14/2005 🔍
04/22/2005 +67 days 🔍
04/22/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2005 +7 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +5 days 🔍
09/01/2005 +120 days 🔍
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07/05/2006 +307 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3171 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0403 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0403
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26189

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X-Force: 24289
SecurityFocus: 13444 - RedHat Enterprise Linux Native POSIX Threading Library Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 15808 - CVE-2005-0403 - RedHat Enterprise Linux - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7767 - DoS and Privilege Escalation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux via NTPL Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/01/2019 00:08
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 06/01/2019 00:08 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:3C0:103

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