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CVE-2005-2973 Detail

Description

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).


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404342df67SNhRx_3FGhUrrU-FXLlQIA CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/17261 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.osvdb.org/20163 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9555 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15156 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2173 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=170772 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10041 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2973
NVD Published Date:
10/27/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.