CVE-2005-0977 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the tmpfs driver within the Linux kernel 2.6, specifically affecting the shmem_nopage function. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by providing an invalid address, leading to a kernel crash. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:386:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:686_smp:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1.5:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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