CVE-2005-4782 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting NetBSD versions 2.0 prior to 2.0.4, 2.1 prior to 2.1.1, and 3, specifically when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC." A local attacker can trigger a kernel assertion panic by supplying a negative linger time through the SO_LINGER socket option. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and results in a complete system shutdown (availability impact). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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