{
    "id": "CVE-2005-2709",
    "published": "2005-11-20 22:03:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:15:31",
    "cvss_score": "4.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "description": "The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.",
    "epss_score": "0.00991",
    "epss_percentile": "0.61498",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "26489",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Sysctl Unregistration Local Denial of Service",
            "date": "2005-11-09",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26489"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17504",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17541",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/17648",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18510",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18562",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18684",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/19369",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/19374",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015434",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.14.1",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:059",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/20676",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15365",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2359",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23040"
    ]
}