NVD - CVE-2005-4798

CVE-2005-4798 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling in the Linux Kernel 2.4 up to 2.4.31 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long symlink, which is not properly handled in (1) nfs2xdr.c or (2) nfs3xdr.c and causes a crash in the NFS client.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 12/31/2005

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commit;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/marcelo/linux-2.4.git;a=commitdiff;h=87e03738fc15dc3ea4acde3a5dcb5f84b6b6152b
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-05-31.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20186
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11536

References to Check Content

Identifier:: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11536
Check System:: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:: http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11536

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Other (NVD-CWE-Other)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22:pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23_ow2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24_ow1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.30:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.30:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4798
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017