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CVE-2005-0736

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0736 describes an integer overflow in the sys_epoll_wait function within the Linux kernel (versions 2.6 to 2.6.11), affecting distributions like Conectiva, Linux, and Red Hat. This local vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating that an attacker with local access could achieve partial integrity impact by overwriting kernel memory. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, demonstrating its potential for local privilege escalation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1397 · Dec 30, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0209 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0736Important

security flaw

Mar 9, 2005

References

linux.bkbits.net / linux-2.6/cset%40422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew
lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-March/032314.html
PatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9870
usn.ubuntu.com / 95-1
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
securityfocus.com / bid/12763
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory