oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1122

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1122
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1122
Title: Linux Kernel elf_core_dump() Buffer Overflow
Description: The elf_core_dump function in binfmt_elf.c for Linux kernel 2.x.x to 2.2.27-rc2, 2.4.x to 2.4.31-pre1, and 2.6.x to 2.6.12-rc4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an ELF binary that, in certain conditions involving the create_elf_tables function, causes a negative length argument to pass a signed integer comparison, leading to a buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-1263
Version: 1
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s): Linux kernel
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