Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.
Published 2005-03-07 05:00:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:29:53
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2005-0178

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2005-0178
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152
IPs affected by CVE-2005-0178 18,368
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0178

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0178

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.2
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.9
10.0
NIST

References for CVE-2005-0178

Products affected by CVE-2005-0178

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