CVE-2005-0750 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Bluetooth stack (bluez_sock_create function) of the Linux kernel, affecting versions 2.4.6 through 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5, including distributions like Red Hat, SuSE, and Ubuntu. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by supplying a negative protocol value during a socket or socketpair call. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog or actively exploited, multiple proof-of-concept exploits are publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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