CVE-2005-1767

traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops and stack fault exception).

Published: 2005-08-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1767 is rated Low Risk (21.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1767

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 0.04% 0.46% +0.41%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.04% -1.50%
3 2022-02-04 1.55%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1767

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-2005-1767

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-1767

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1767
suse medium CVE-2005-1767 severity moderate: SUSE including 10 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-base, …), 208 product×package rows across 42 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, … (42 product lines)): Known Not Affected 208. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1767/
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-1767 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1767

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1767

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1767

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