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CVE-2005-4618

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

  • Published: Dec 31, 2005
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2005-4618
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11-rc3 2.6.11-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11 2.6.11.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc1 2.6.12-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc4 2.6.12-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14-rc2 2.6.14-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.5 2.6.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.1 2.6.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13 2.6.13.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13.3 2.6.13.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 2.6.11.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14.4 2.6.14.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14 2.6.14.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.10 2.6.10.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13-rc1 2.6.13-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14.3 2.6.14.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13-rc6 2.6.13-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 2.6.11.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 2.6.11.11.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test5 2.6.0-test5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.3 2.6.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13-rc7 2.6.13-rc7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test2 2.6.0-test2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.4 2.6.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6_test9_cvs 2.6_test9_cvs.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 2.6.11.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.7-rc1 2.6.7-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.2 2.6.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14.5 2.6.14.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 2.6.13.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12-rc5 2.6.12-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.8-rc1 2.6.8-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test11 2.6.0-test11.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14-rc3 2.6.14-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.1-rc2 2.6.1-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11-rc4 2.6.11-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.15-rc3 2.6.15-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.8 2.6.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14.1 2.6.14.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test1 2.6.0-test1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 2.6.12.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test6 2.6.0-test6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 2.6.12.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.10-rc2 2.6.10-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test4 2.6.0-test4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0 2.6.0.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13.4 2.6.13.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 2.6.12.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14-rc1 2.6.14-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test10 2.6.0-test10.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test9 2.6.0-test9.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 2.6.12.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 2.6.12.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13-rc4 2.6.13-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.7 2.6.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11-rc2 2.6.11-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.1-rc1 2.6.1-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.6-rc1 2.6.6-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.9-2.6.20 2.6.9-2.6.20.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.12.6 2.6.12.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 2.6.11.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.15 2.6.15.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.15-rc1 2.6.15-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14.2 2.6.14.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.14-rc4 2.6.14-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test7 2.6.0-test7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.8-rc2 2.6.8-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.8-rc3 2.6.8-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.11.12 2.6.11.12.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test8 2.6.0-test8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 2.6.13.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.6 2.6.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.0-test3 2.6.0-test3.x