CVE-2005-2548

Public Exploit

Description

vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.84% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14611 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308 exploit vendor advisory
http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/bridge/2004-September/000638.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2548?
CVE-2005-2548 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2548?
To fix CVE-2005-2548, 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-2005-2548 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2548 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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