Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-2500
Published: August 8, 2005 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95471
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-2500
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-2500
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42b9c4fdYUuaq0joRUZi8W0Q-2hA1A
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/126
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/19
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16406
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14470
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21805