CVE-2005-0977

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-04-05 CVE Reserved
2005-04-05 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg	X_refsource_confirm
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12970	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10400	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html	2023-11-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0977	2005-04-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617594	2005-04-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		386		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		686		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		686_smp		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		amd64		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		amd64_k8		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		amd64_k8_smp		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		amd64_xeon		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		k7		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		k7_smp		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		power3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		power3_smp		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		power4		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		power4_smp		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		powerpc		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1.5"		powerpc_smp		Affected