CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-0177

7.8 HIGH Published 2005-03-07 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-03-07
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

nls_ascii.c in Linux before 2.6.8.1 uses an incorrect table size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a buffer overflow.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 2.6.8.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References