CVE-2005-3119

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in the request_key_auth_destroy function in request_key_auth in Linux kernel 2.6.10 up to 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of authorization token keys.

*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

2005-10-03 CVE Reserved
2005-10-11 CVE Published
2024-02-03 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043483fddCiQX1WyG_orbko06TrjMVA	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11236	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114	2024-02-02
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364	2024-02-02
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html	2024-02-02
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3119	2005-10-27
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617788	2005-10-27

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"				>= 2.6.10 <= 2.6.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 2.6.10 <= 2.6.13"		-		Affected