CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-3809

7.8 HIGH Published 2005-11-25 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-11-25
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

Description

The nfattr_to_tcp function in ip_conntrack_proto_tcp.c in ctnetlink in Linux kernel 2.6.14 up to 2.6.14.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via an update message without private protocol information, which triggers a null dereference.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 2.6.14 • linux linux kernel 2.6.14.1 • linux linux kernel 2.6.14.2 • linux linux kernel 2.6.14.3

References