Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU95473

Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0867

Published: May 2, 2005 / Updated: October 19, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95473

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0867

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by writing to a sysfs file.

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