CVE-2005-0637 describes a vulnerability in the copy functions, specifically copyout, within the locore.s component of OpenBSD versions 3.5 and 3.6, and potentially other BSD-based operating systems. This flaw allows attackers to bypass address boundaries, leading to unauthorized modification of kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is rated as medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could result in partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.