Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2500 (CCN-21805)

Assigned:2005-08-08
Published:2005-08-08
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary:Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2500

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42b9c4fdYUuaq0joRUZi8W0Q-2hA1A

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/126

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/19

Source: CCN
Type: SA16406
Linux Kernel XDR Encode/Decode Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
16406

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

Source: SUSE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE-SA:2005:044

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 18701
Linux Kernel XDR xdr_xcode_array2() Function Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
14470

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14470
Linux Kernel NFSACL Protocol XDR Data Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-xdrxcodearray-dos(21805)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-xdrxcodearray-dos(21805)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.6.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12