Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-0736 (CCN-19701)

Assigned:2005-03-09
Published:2005-03-09
Updated:2018-10-03
Summary:Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-0736

Source: CCN
Type: The Linux Kernel Archives Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew?nav=index.html|ChangeSet@-1d

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20050309 overwriting low kernel memory

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-293
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2005-366
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-188
Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Red Hat Kernel Update

Source: SUSE
Type: Vendor Advisory
SUSE-SA:2005:018

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:293

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2005:366

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
12763

Source: CCN
Type: BID-12763
Linux Kernel SYS_EPoll_Wait Local Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-95-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-sysepollwait-bo(19701)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9870

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-95-1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9870
    V
    		Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050366
    P
    		RHSA-2005:366: kernel security update (Important)
    2005-08-09
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050293
    P
    		RHSA-2005:293: kernel security update (Important)
    2005-05-13
    BACK
    conectiva linux 10.0
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0
    linux linux kernel 2.6.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.6
    linux linux kernel 2.6.7
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20
    linux linux kernel 2.6.10
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11
    redhat enterprise linux 4.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4.0
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 4.0
    redhat fedora core core_2.0
    redhat fedora core core_3.0
    linux linux kernel 2.6.6 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test9
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test8
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test7
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test6
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test11
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test10
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0 test1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9 rc4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8 rc4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.7 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.7 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.7 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.6 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.6 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.5 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.5 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.5 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.4 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.4 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.4 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3 rc4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.1 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.1 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.1 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11 rc5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11 rc4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.10 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.10 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.10 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3 rc1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.0
    linux linux kernel 2.6.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.10
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11
    linux linux kernel 2.6.3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.6
    linux linux kernel 2.6.7
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8
    linux linux kernel 2.6.8.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4