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CVE-2005-0400
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
The ext2_make_empty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Low
- Base Score
- 2.1/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 2.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- None
- Integrity Impact
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://arkoon.net/advisories/ext2-make-empty-leak.txt
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14713/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12932
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238764720696&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19866
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/