# CVE-2005-0087: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Disabling stack protection in the ALSA library facilitates arbitrary code execution if other vulnerabilities exist, requiring a patched library update.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0087, GHSA-6mvg-c283-q7q6, RHSA-2005:033

## What is CVE-2005-0087?

CVE-2005-0087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 15 Feb 2005. 

### Official description

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0087?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `alsa-lib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |
| `alsa-lib-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.6-5.RHEL4 |

Products: Alsa-Project Alsa-Lib, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0087?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2005-0087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 15 Feb 2005. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0087

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.