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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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