CVE-2005-0210

Description

Netfilter in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory com.br
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12816 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14295 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/14966 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10275 vdb entry signature
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000945 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0210?
CVE-2005-0210 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0210?
To fix CVE-2005-0210, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0210 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0210 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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