CVE-2005-2872

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.9%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force, which leads to memset calls using a length based on the u_int32_t type, acting on an array of unsigned long elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2873.

Affected vendor

Linux

Affected product

Linux Kernel

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published

2005-09-09

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 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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