Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3107
fs/exec.c in Linux 2.6, when one thread is tracing another thread that shares the same memory map, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by forcing a core dump when the traced thread is in the TASK_TRACED state.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3107
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.12%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 46 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3107
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2005-3107
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
Advisories - Mandriva Linux
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.html
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.11-rc1/2.6.11-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-coredump_wait-deadlock-with-ptracer-tracee-on-shared-mm.patch
Patch
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http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
[SECURITY] [DSA 922-1] New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11473
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1
USN-199-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
Products affected by CVE-2005-3107
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*