Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-4639
Published: December 31, 2005 / Updated: October 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95465
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-4639
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by 'reading more than 8 bytes into an 8 byte long array'.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-4639
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/