6.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-3806
Linux IPv6 Flow Label Handling Code Use-After-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

The IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 25, 2005, 9:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 1:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

9.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3806 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
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-2005-3806.

URL Resource
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=bbbe80cdaf72a75a463aff9551e60b31e2f69061%3Bhp=f841bde30c18493a94fd5d522b84724a8eb82a4a%3Bhb=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d%3Bf=net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15729
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9903
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3806 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3806 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bh=bbbe80cdaf72a75a463aff9551e60b31e2f69061%3Bhp=f841bde30c18493a94fd5d522b84724a8eb82a4a%3Bhb=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d%3Bf=net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d
    Removed Reference MITRE http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blobdiff;h=bbbe80cdaf72a75a463aff9551e60b31e2f69061;hp=f841bde30c18493a94fd5d522b84724a8eb82a4a;hb=4ea6a8046bb49d43c950898f0cb4e1994ef6c89d;f=net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-231-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/ [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:9903 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9903 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 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-2005-3806 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-2005-3806 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} -0.03%

score

0.24455

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability