CVE-2005-0003

The 64 bit ELF support in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.10, on 64-bit architectures, does not properly check for overlapping VMA (virtual memory address) allocations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF or a.out file.

Published: 2005-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2005-0003 is rated Low Risk (19/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0003

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 2.17% 0.09% -2.08%
2 2022-02-04 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0003

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0003

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0003

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0003
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0003 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 5, released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0003

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0003

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
avaya mn100 — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:mn100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya network_routing — cpe:2.3:a:avaya:network_routing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya converged_communications_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:avaya:converged_communications_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya s8710 r2.0.0 cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8710:r2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya s8710 r2.0.1 cpe:2.3:h:avaya:s8710:r2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya modular_messaging_message_storage_server 1.1 cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya modular_messaging_message_storage_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.22 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23_ow2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23_ow2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.24_ow1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24_ow1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.25 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.26 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.28 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.29 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.29 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.29:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0003

URL Tags
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041c36fb6q1Z68WUzKQFjJR-40Ev3tw
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041a6721cce-LoPqkzKXudYby_3TUmg
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012885
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12261 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18886
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9512
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