CVE-2005-1763 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ptrace function of the Linux Kernel on 64-bit architectures, allowing local users to write arbitrary bytes into kernel memory. This critical vulnerability affects Novell Linux Desktop, Novell SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Desktop, and SUSE SUSE Linux. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.