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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cve-icon 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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T01:58:12.117

Link: CVE-2005-4618

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