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CVE-2005-0179

Date: February 6, 2005

Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (10)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0179

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2005-0179

Url: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930

Url: http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/17002

Url: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2005-0179

Severity Score

4.0

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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