7.5
HIGH
CVE-2005-2801
Linux Ext2/Ext3 xattr ACL Unauthorized Data Access
Description

xattr.c in the ext2 and ext3 file system code for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly compare the name_index fields when sharing xattr blocks, which could prevent default ACLs from being applied.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2005, 5:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 16, 2024, 4:53 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2801 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2801.

URL Resource
http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html Broken Link Exploit
http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html Mailing List Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495 Broken Link

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2801 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html Exploit http://acl.bestbits.at/pipermail/acl-devel/2005-February/001848.html Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html Patch http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/08/msg00238.html Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18059 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14793 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-697
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10495 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10495 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2801 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2801 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-41: Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.48 }} -0.97%

score

0.86995

percentile

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