CVE-2005-0087 describes a vulnerability in the alsa-lib package, specifically affecting Red Hat Linux 4, where stack protection for the libasound.so library is disabled. This flaw makes it easier for an attacker to execute arbitrary code if other vulnerabilities are present within the library. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa-lib:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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