CVE-2005-0749 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.11.6. A local attacker can trigger a kernel crash by providing a specially crafted ELF library or executable, leading to an invalid pointer free. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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