CVE-2005-2973

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - IPv6 Local Denial of Service

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The udp_v6_get_port function in udp.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.14-rc5, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash).

*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

2005-09-19 CVE Reserved
2005-10-20 First Exploit
2005-10-27 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (37)

URL	Tag	Source
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404342df67SNhRx_3FGhUrrU-FXLlQIA	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/17261	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.osvdb.org/20163	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15156	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2173	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170772	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10041	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26382	2005-10-20

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9555	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded	2023-02-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded	2023-02-13
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2973	2006-05-24
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617770	2006-05-24

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"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.8.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.8.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.9"		2.6.20		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.10"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.8"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.9"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.10"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.11"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.11.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.11.12"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.12"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.12.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.12.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.12.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.12.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.12.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.12.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.12.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.12.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.13"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.14"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.14"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.14"		rc3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.14"		rc4		Affected