Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer. NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2006-01-05T11:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T23:53:27.796Z
Reserved: 2006-01-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-4618
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:04:45.797
Link: CVE-2005-4618
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