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CVE-2005-4618

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4618 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the sysctl function of Linux Kernel versions prior to 2.6.15, potentially allowing local users to corrupt user memory and cause a denial of service. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts limited to partial integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.6LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
secunia.com / advisories/18216
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18527
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19369
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19374
PatchVendor Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 244-1
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1017
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1018
PatchVendor Advisory
kernel.org / git
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/16141
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0035