2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2005-4605

Published: 31/12/2005 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 215
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions prior to 2.6.15 allows malicious users to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.

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linux linux kernel 2.6.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.15

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 4 kernel are now available This security advisory has been rated as having important security impactby the Red Hat Security Response Team ...
Doug Chapman discovered a flaw in the reference counting in the sys_mq_open() function By calling this function in a special way, a local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel crash (CVE-2005-3356) ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2004-1017 Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which might be usable as a denial of ...

Exploits

/* * cve-2005-4605c * * Linux Kernel < 26146 procfs Kernel Memory Disclosure * Jon Oberheide <jon@oberheideorg> * jonoberheideorg * * Information: * * cvemitreorg/cgi-bin/cvenamecgi?name=CVE-2005-4605 * * The procfs code (proc_miscc) in Linux 26143 and other versions before * 2615 allows ...
procfs memory disclosure exploit for Linux kernel versions prior to 26146 ...