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CVE-2010-4805

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4805 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 2.6.35) affecting various Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It stems from improper management of received packet backlogs in the socket implementation, allowing remote attackers to disrupt service with high volumes of network traffic. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0359 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.31.1.el6
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4805Moderate

kernel: unlimited socket backlog DoS

Nov 25, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
kerneltrap.org / mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/3/3/6271093/thread
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/46637
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry