CVE-2005-4605

Description

The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.98% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038	third party advisory
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11747	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23811	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16284	vdb entry
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113535380422339&w=2	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510	third party advisory
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b90db0df7187a01fb7177f1f812123138f562cf
http://secunia.com/advisories/18351	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00014.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18527	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4605?: CVE-2005-4605 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4605?: To fix CVE-2005-4605, 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-2005-4605 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4605 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.