CVE-2005-0210 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in the Linux kernel Netfilter module by sending crafted packet fragments that trigger double memory allocation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2005-0210?

CVE-2005-0210 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netfilter in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via certain packet fragments that are reassembled twice, which causes a data structure to be allocated twice.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0210?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0210?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-0210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wx9v-xq78-r94h.

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