Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2005-0176 First vendor Publication 2005-02-15
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-10-11

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0176

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1225
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1225
Title: Linux Kernel shmctl() Memory Swap Vulnerability
Description: The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0176
Version: 1
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s): Linux kernel
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8778
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8778
Title: The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.
Description: The shmctl function in Linux 2.6.9 and earlier allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, which could cause sensitive memory to be swapped to disk, which could allow it to be read by other users once it has been released.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-0176
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
13847 Linux Kernel shmctl() Function Arbitrary Locked Memory Access

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-472.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-82-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-05-28 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-472.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-22 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-092.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
BUGTRAQ http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
CONECTIVA http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
SGI ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U

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