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CVE-2005-3783 Detail

Current Description

The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/linux-2.6.14.y.git;a=blobdiff;h=fcfc4568b45f3f190ba320b0d5853836921cb8bc;hp=019e04ec065a55d8f28157d3a1f7ba06cafd347f;hb=082d52c56f642d21b771a13221068d40915a1409;f=kernel/ptrace.c
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/linux-2.6.14.y.git;a=commit;h=082d52c56f642d21b771a13221068d40915a1409
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.14.2
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15642
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174075
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3783
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/19/2018