CVE-2005-3809 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions 2.6.14 through 2.6.14.3. An attacker can trigger a kernel oops by sending an update message without private protocol information to the nfattr_to_tcp function in ctnetlink. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.