Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2973 (CCN-23513)

Assigned:2005-10-04
Published:2005-10-04
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:The udp_v6_get_port function in udp.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.14-rc5, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash).
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:N/A:L)
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): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2973

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BitKeeper Web site
Changeset details for 1.3332.1.598

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0140
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0190
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0191
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2006-0493
kernel security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA17261
Linux Kernel IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA21745
Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2006-161
kernel security update (RHSA-2006-0493)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1017
kernel-source-2.6.8 -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1018
kernel-source-2.4.27 -- several vulnerabilities

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20163
Linux Kernel IPv6 udp_v6_get_port() Function Local DoS

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-15156
Linux Kernel IPV6 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: USN-219-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 170772
CVE-2005-2973 ipv6 infinite loop

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-udp-ipv6-dos(23513)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2005:067
SUSE Linux 10.0 Kernel: various security problems

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2005:068
Linux kernel: various security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14: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:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR 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:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:10.0::oss:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2006::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20052973
    V
    		CVE-2005-2973
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10041
    V
    		The udp_v6_get_port function in udp.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.14-rc5, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash).
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.debian:def:1018
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2013-01-21
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20060493
    P
    		RHSA-2006:0493: kernel security update (Important)
    2006-05-24
    oval:org.debian:def:1017
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2006-03-23
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20060140
    P
    		RHSA-2006:0140: kernel security update (Important)
    2006-01-19
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.14 rc2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.14 rc4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.14 rc3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.14 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 2.6.11.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.10
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.11
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.12
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.5
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.6
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.7
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.8
    linux linux kernel 2.6.11.9
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12.1
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12.2
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12.3
    linux linux kernel 2.6.12.4
    linux linux kernel 2.6.13
    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
    suse linux enterprise server 8
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    suse suse linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    suse suse linux 9.1
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    suse suse linux 9.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    debian debian linux 3.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake multi network firewall 2.0
    suse suse linux 10.0
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2006
    suse linux enterprise server 9
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2006
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    suse suse linux 9.3