CVE-2005-2548 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01836.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-922-1	New Linux 2.6.8 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2549	vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a function call with the wrong argument, as demonstrated using snmpwalk on snmpd.
Ubuntu USN	USN-169-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=309308
http://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/bridge/2004-September/000638.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14611
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2005-08-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.040Z

Reserved: 2005-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2548

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2548

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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