Vulnerability CVE-2005-0003
Published: 2005-04-14   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake multi network firewall 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake linux 
Mandrakesoft -> Mandrake linux corporate server 
Linux -> Linux kernel 
Avaya -> Intuity audix 
Avaya -> Mn100 
Avaya -> Network routing 
Avaya -> Converged communications server 
Avaya -> S8300 
Avaya -> S8500 
Avaya -> S8700 
Avaya -> S8710 
Avaya -> Modular messaging message storage server 

 References:
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@41c36fb6q1Z68WUzKQFjJR-40Ev3tw
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@41a6721cce-LoPqkzKXudYby_3TUmg
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012885
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12261
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18886
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9512
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