Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3806
The IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% 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 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17917 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18684 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18977 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 (vendor-advisory)
- kernel.org/git/
- secunia.com/advisories/19369 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18203 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-3806?
- CVE-2005-3806 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. Published 2005-11-25.
- Is CVE-2005-3806 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.