CVE-2005-0736

Exp

Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.

Published: 2005-03-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0736 is rated Exploit Available (53.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.09%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0736

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1397 exploit_db edb 2005-12-30 Exploit-DB ↗
25202 exploit_db edb 2005-03-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0736

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 0.05% 2.09% +2.04%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.05% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0736

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:P/A:N 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0736

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0736

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0736
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0736 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0736

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0736

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
conectiva linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_2.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0736

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