Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-4635
The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.0, 2.0.9.9, 2.1
References
- www.kernel.org/git/
- secunia.com/advisories/18788 (third-party-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18216 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139 (Patch, vdb-entry)