CVE-2005-4635 — The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages

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The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages

Published Jan 9, 2006

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.89%

Description

The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.89% 0.02889

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02889

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 (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.89% (0.02889)	86.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.82% (0.02822)	84.69th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.48% (0.01476)	79.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.40% (0.02400)	90.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 30, 2024	2.40% (0.02400)	89.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 8, 2023	3.36% (0.03363)	90.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.69% (0.04688)	91.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (7)

http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea86575eaf99a9262a969309d934318028dbfacb
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea86575eaf99a9262a969309d934318028dbfacb		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 9, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 9, 2006

Link CVE-2005-4635

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-4635

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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