CVE-2005-4881
Linux Netlink Subsystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description
The netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.13-rc1 does not initialize certain padding fields in structures, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) tc_fill_qdisc, (2) tcf_fill_node, (3) neightbl_fill_info, (4) neightbl_fill_param_info, (5) neigh_fill_info, (6) rtnetlink_fill_ifinfo, (7) rtnetlink_fill_iwinfo, (8) vif_delete, (9) ipmr_destroy_unres, (10) ipmr_cache_alloc_unres, (11) ipmr_cache_resolve, (12) inet6_fill_ifinfo, (13) tca_get_fill, (14) tca_action_flush, (15) tcf_add_notify, (16) tc_dump_action, (17) cbq_dump_police, (18) __nlmsg_put, (19) __rta_fill, (20) __rta_reserve, (21) inet6_fill_prefix, (22) rsvp_dump, and (23) cbq_dump_ovl functions.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 19, 2009, 8 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0f3f2328f63c521fe4b435f148687452f98b2349 Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30e744716c4a6cc4e8ecaaddf68f20057c03dc8d Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3408cce0c2f380884070896420ca566704452fb5 Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a47077a0b5aa2649751c46e7a27884e6686ccbf Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ef1d4c7c7aca1cd436612b6ca785b726ffb8ed8 Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b3563c4fbff906991a1b4ef4609f99cca2a0de6a Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=112002138324380 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37084 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6 Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.13/ChangeLog-2.6.13-rc1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521601 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11744 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30e744716c4a6cc4e8ecaaddf68f20057c03dc8d [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9ef1d4c7c7aca1cd436612b6ca785b726ffb8ed8 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3408cce0c2f380884070896420ca566704452fb5 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a47077a0b5aa2649751c46e7a27884e6686ccbf [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0f3f2328f63c521fe4b435f148687452f98b2349 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b3563c4fbff906991a1b4ef4609f99cca2a0de6a [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git;a=commit;h=0f3f2328f63c521fe4b435f148687452f98b2349 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git;a=commit;h=30e744716c4a6cc4e8ecaaddf68f20057c03dc8d Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=9ef1d4c7c7aca1cd436612b6ca785b726ffb8ed8 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8a47077a0b5aa2649751c46e7a27884e6686ccbf Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git;a=commit;h=3408cce0c2f380884070896420ca566704452fb5 Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b3563c4fbff906991a1b4ef4609f99cca2a0de6a -
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:11744 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11744 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-4881 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-4881
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile