CVE-2005-3179 describes a vulnerability in Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 where the drm.c module creates a world-readable and world-writable debug file in sysfs. This flaw allows local users to enable DRM debugging, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is considered low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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