Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3179
drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.
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: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/
- secunia.com/advisories/17280 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17114 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Vendor Advisory)