CVE-2005-0209

Netfilter in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via crafted IP packet fragments.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0209 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.27%). EPSS rose +2.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0209

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 2026-06-15 0.85% 3.27% +2.43%
2 2025-03-30 1.29% 0.85% -0.44%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.29% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0209

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0209

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0209
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0209 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-2005-0209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0209

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