security flaw
Published Mar 13, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- core_2.0
- core_3.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.4.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:293
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:366
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.4.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:293 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:366 |
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:P/A:N
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 80.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 79.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 79.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 77.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 56.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew?nav=index.html%7CChangeSet%40-1d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-March/032314.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12763 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0736 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617564 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0736
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9870 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/95-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0736
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.