CVE-2005-4605
The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 1.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 36% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel < 2.6.14.6 - 'procfs' Kernel Memory Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9363local, linuxpublished 5 Aug 2009Verified
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Timeline
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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 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 36% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
22
- 18788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19038 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:040 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- linux-procfs-information-disclosure(23811) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 16284 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20051223 linux procfs vulnerablity (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 18510 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2006:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b90db0df7187a01fb7177f1f812123138f562cf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 18351 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18216 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00014.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-244-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 18527 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 19374 (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-2005-4600 (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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