CVE-2005-3783

Description

The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/linux-2.6.14.y.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=fcfc4568b45f3f190ba320b0d5853836921cb8bc%3Bhp=019e04ec065a55d8f28157d3a1f7ba06cafd347f%3Bhb=082d52c56f642d21b771a13221068d40915a1409%3Bf=kernel/ptrace.c
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174075
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/linux-2.6.14.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=082d52c56f642d21b771a13221068d40915a1409
http://secunia.com/advisories/17761	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.14.2
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15642	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3783?: CVE-2005-3783 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3783?: To fix CVE-2005-3783, 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-2005-3783 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3783 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.