Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel PPP Driver by Vendor Linux
CVE-2005-0384

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Suse
Status
Suse Linux
Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
Secure Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 March 2005

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the PPP driver of the Linux kernel version 2.6.8.1, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition by interacting with a pppd (Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon) client. This can lead to a kernel crash, affecting the availability of services relying on the kernel, and potentially exposing the system to further attacks if exploited.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0009/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

EPSS Score

12% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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