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CVE-2005-2555

Date: August 15, 2005

Linux kernel 2.6.x does not properly restrict socket policy access to users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities via (1) ipv4/ip_sockglue.c and (2) ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c.

Severity Score

5.9

Related Resources (22)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2555

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

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

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

Url: http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html

Url: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/19369

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218

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

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

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Url: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2005-2555

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14609

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10444

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2005-2555

Severity Score

5.9

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.9
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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CVE-2005-2555

Date: August 15, 2005

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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