HIGH
security flaw
Published Feb 16, 2005
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.42%
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 products
No data.
- 2.6.8.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:092
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:092 |
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.42% 0.02420
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02420
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02420) | 83.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02420) | 81.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 69.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 77.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 76.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 74.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 77.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 76.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041e2bfbeOiXFga62XrBhzm7Kv9QDmQ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0177 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617482 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0177
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10298 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0177
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041e2bfbeOiXFga62XrBhzm7Kv9QDmQ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0177 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617482 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0177 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10298 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0177 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 16, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0177
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a