Linux kernel 2.6 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via ptrace and the restore_sigcontext function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1761 is rated Low Risk (10.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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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 | 2025-03-17 | 0.11% | 0.03% | -0.07% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.11% | -1.44% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1761 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-1761 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-2005-1761 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | open_enterprise_server | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| novell | linux_desktop | 9 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:1.0:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.2 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.3 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |