7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2005-0403

Published: 01/09/2005 Updated: 11/10/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty's in multi-threaded applications, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain tty access via unknown attack vectors that trigger an access of a pointer to a freed structure.

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redhat enterprise linux 3.0

redhat enterprise linux desktop 3.0

Vendor Advisories

Synopsis kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red HatEnterprise Linux 3 kernel are now availableThis security advisory has been rated as having important security impactby the Red Hat Security Response TeamT ...