Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-0530
Signedness error in the copy_from_read_buf function in n_tty.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11rc1 allows local users to read kernel memory via a negative argument.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.10, 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@420181322LZmhPTewcCOLkubGwOL3w
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_3.html (Exploit, Patch)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10960 (signature, vdb-entry)