Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2005-3257 First vendor Publication 2005-10-18
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2018-10-03

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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The VT implementation (vt_ioctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12, and possibly other versions including 2.6.14.4, allows local users to use the KDSKBSENT ioctl on terminals of other users and gain privileges, as demonstrated by modifying key bindings using loadkeys.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3257

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10615
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10615
Title: The VT implementation (vt_ioctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12, and possibly other versions including 2.6.14.4, allows local users to use the KDSKBSENT ioctl on terminals of other users and gain privileges, as demonstrated by modifying key bindings using loadkeys.
Description: The VT implementation (vt_ioctl.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12, and possibly other versions including 2.6.14.4, allows local users to use the KDSKBSENT ioctl on terminals of other users and gain privileges, as demonstrated by modifying key bindings using loadkeys.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-3257
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1017-1 (kernel-source-2.6.8)
File : nvt/deb_1017_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1018-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
File : nvt/deb_1018_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1018-2 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
File : nvt/deb_1018_2.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
20061 Linux Kernel loadkeys Console Keyboard Mapping Local Privilege Escalation

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1017.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1018.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-21 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-231-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-219.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-235.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122
CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334113
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
MANDRAKE http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/17226
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/17995
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
UBUNTU https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/

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