CVE-2005-1265

Severity

21%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

48%

The mmap function in the Linux Kernel 2.6.10 can be used to create memory maps with a start address beyond the end address, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).

The mmap function in the Linux Kernel 2.6.10 can be used to create memory maps with a start address beyond the end address, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

First reported 19 years ago

2005-06-16 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-19 15:31:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.6.10

2.6.10

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