CVE-2005-0750
The bluez_sock_create function in the Bluetooth stack for Linux kernel 2.4.6 through 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5 allows local…
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- redhat
Description
The bluez_sock_create function in the Bluetooth stack for Linux kernel 2.4.6 through 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) socket or (2) socketpair call with a negative protocol value.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 4 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - 'Bluez' BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index Privilege Escalation (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 926local, linuxpublished 26 Oct 2005Verified
- Linux Kernel 2.4.30/2.6.11.5 - BlueTooth 'bluez_sock_create' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25289local, linuxpublished 19 Oct 2005Verified
- Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index Privilege Escalation (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25288local, linuxpublished 8 Apr 2005Verified
- Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - BlueTooth Signed Buffer Index (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 25287dos, linuxpublished 28 Mar 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 17 days later
· 17 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.85% · top 42% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- kernel-bluezsockcreate-integer-underflow(19844) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:366 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:283 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20050327 local root security bug in linux >= 2.4.6 <= 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6.x.y <= 2.6.11.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FLSA:152532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:293 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20050327 local root security bug in linux >= 2.4.6 <= 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6.x.y <= 2.6.11.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0751 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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