4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-3106
Linux CLONE_VM Vulnerability Race Condition Denial of Service
Description

Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2005, 10:05 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 15, 2024, 8:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3106 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
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3106 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3106 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c No Types Assigned http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/17141 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/17141 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/18510 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.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/15049 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/[email protected]?nav=index.html|src/|src/fs|hist/fs/exec.c
  • 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]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/[email protected]?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/[email protected]?nav=index.html|src/|src/fs|hist/fs/exec.c [Broken Link]
  • 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:9108 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 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-2005-3106 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-2005-3106 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.05449

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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