THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-2548
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-2548

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.
Affected vendor
Linux
Affected product
Linux Kernel
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2005-08-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Linux Linux Kernel is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-2548.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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