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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-0003 Detail

Description

The 64 bit ELF support in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.10, on 64-bit architectures, does not properly check for overlapping VMA (virtual memory address) allocations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF or a.out file.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041c36fb6q1Z68WUzKQFjJR-40Ev3tw CVE, MITRE
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041a6721cce-LoPqkzKXudYby_3TUmg CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012885 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12261 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/ CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18886 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9512 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0003
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE