CVE-2005-2500 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2500?

CVE-2005-2500 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2500?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-2500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3wmc-pwpw-7fh8.