CVE-2005-4639 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) of the TwinHan DST Frontend/Card within the Linux kernel, affecting versions 2.6.12 and earlier, up to 2.6.15. This flaw allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by overflowing an 8-byte array. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access and low attack complexity, but with potential for partial impact to confidentiality, 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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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