CVE-2005-4639 json
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows lo…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4634
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by "reading more than 8 bytes into an 8 byte long array".
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/16142 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/18216 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18527 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18216
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/16142
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/18527
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
vendor-advisory
-
usn.ubuntu.com
/244-1/
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43323
vdb-entry
- kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0035
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4639
- NVD CVE-2005-4639
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