CVE-2005-0637

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Published Mar 4, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The copy functions in locore.s such as copyout in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6, and possibly other BSD based operating systems, may allow attackers to exceed certain address boundaries and modify kernel memory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0638	The copy functions in locore.s such as copyout in OpenBSD 3.5 and 3.6, and possibly other BSD based operating systems, may allow attackers to exceed certain address boundaries and modify kernel memory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.163% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/14432
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013333
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#copy
http://www.openbsd.org/errata35.html#locore
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19531

History

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Subscriptions

Openbsd Openbsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 4, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

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