2.1
LOW
CVE-2005-4605
Linux Procfs Kernel Information Leak Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-4605 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-2005-4605.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-4605 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-4605 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@43b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch@43b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8b90db0df7187a01fb7177f1f812123138f562cf [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b90db0df7187a01fb7177f1f812123138f562cf [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/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-244-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/ [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:11747 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11747 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/23811 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23811 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=113535380422339&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113535380422339&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2006

    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-2005-4605 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-2005-4605 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.32202

percentile

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