CVE-2005-4782 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in NetBSD by setting a negative linger time on a socket, if the kernel is compiled with diagnostic options.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4782?
CVE-2005-4782 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 14 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NetBSD 2.0 before 2.0.4, 2.1 before 2.1.1, and 3, when the kernel is compiled with "options DIAGNOSTIC," allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel assertion panic) via a negative linger time in the SO_LINGER socket option.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4782?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netbsd Netbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4782?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4782 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2005-4782 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4782 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netbsd Netbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9q6-5fj2-jrgh.