Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0867
Published: May 2, 2005 / Updated: October 19, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95473
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0867
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2005-0867
Install update from vendor's repository.