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CVE-2005-3180
The Orinoco driver (orinoco.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 3.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The Orinoco driver (orinoco.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References30
- MDKSA-2005:235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=feecb2ffde28639e60ede769c6f817dc536c677b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0140 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:808 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 17917 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:220 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 17364 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 75 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11332 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-219-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0190 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 15085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 17280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-1007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 17918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 17114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19374 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0191 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20051012 Linux Orinoco drivers information leakage (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18562 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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-2005-3179 (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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