CVE-2005-4635 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 2.6.15), specifically within the nl_fib_input function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an invalid memory reference by sending malformed fib_lookup netlink messages due to insufficient length validation. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.15:pre16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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