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CVE-2005-4618

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt...

3.6 Low

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.6

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

Record
CVE-2005-4618
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

Record
CVE-2005-4618
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4613 No score

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

Record
EUVD-2005-4613
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c24v-xf6x-r8cc No score

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt...

Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.

Record
GHSA-c24v-xf6x-r8cc
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2005-4618 3.6

CVE-2005-4618 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2005-4618
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source-2.6.8
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 2.6.8-16sarge2, plus listed versions
2.6.8-162.6.8-16sarge1
2.6.8-16sarge2
kernel-source-2.4.27
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 2.4.27-10sarge2, plus listed versions
2.4.27-102.4.27-10sarge1
2.4.27-10sarge2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-4618 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Linux Kernel, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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