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CVE-2005-0749

18
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

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
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0749Important

security flaw

Mar 18, 2005

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.6
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/14713
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19607
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19867
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10640
usn.ubuntu.com / 103-1
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-529.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html
securityfocus.com / bid/12935