Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3858
Memory leak in the ip6_input_finish function in ip6_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and earlier might allow attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed IPv6 packets with unspecified parameter problems, which prevents the SKB from being freed.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19038 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16043 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19369 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18203 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18510 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-3858?
- CVE-2005-3858 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. Published 2005-11-27.
- Is CVE-2005-3858 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.