CVE-2005-3109

Description

The HFS and HFS+ (hfsplus) modules in Linux 2.6 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (oops) by using hfsplus to mount a filesystem that is not hfsplus.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10777 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=945b092011c6af71a0107be96e119c8c08776f3f
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17141 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3109?
CVE-2005-3109 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3109?
To fix CVE-2005-3109, 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-2005-3109 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3109 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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