Integer overflow in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a cmsg_len that contains a -1, which leads to a buffer overflow
Published Jan 6, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Integer overflow in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a cmsg_len that contains a -1, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.20
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23_ow2
- 2.4.24
- 2.4.24_ow1
- 2.4.25
- 2.4.26
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.28
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6_test9_cvs
- core_1.0
- core_2.0
- core_3.0
- 7.3
- 7.3
- 7.3
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 42.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00530) | 40.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 16.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383108211524&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytrap.com/mail/full-disclosure/2004/Dec/0323.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18522 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383108211524&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytrap.com/mail/full-disclosure/2004/Dec/0323.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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