CVE-2005-4886

high

Description

The selinux_parse_skb_ipv6 function in security/selinux/hooks.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors associated with an incorrect call to the ipv6_skip_exthdr function.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56614

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=160117

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/22/3

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.12/ChangeLog-2.6.12-rc4

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d3d077cd4f1154e63a9858e47fe3fb1ad0c03e5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-02-26

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H