CVE-2005-2100 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's 4GB split patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Specifically, the rw_vm function in usercopy.c lacks proper bounds checking, allowing local users to crash the system. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity to achieve a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
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