CVE-2005-2872

Description

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force, which leads to memset calls using a length based on the u_int32_t type, acting on an array of unsigned long elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2873.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.64% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14791	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11394	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/lsm-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcfff0b471a60df350338bcd727fc9b8a6aa54b2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219	vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=322237	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2872?: CVE-2005-2872 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2872?: To fix CVE-2005-2872, 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-2005-2872 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2872 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.