Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2500
CVE-2005-2500
Description
Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted XDR data for the nfsacl protocol.
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References
7- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042b9c4fdYUuaq0joRUZi8W0Q-2hA1Anvd
- lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/126nvd
- lkml.org/lkml/2005/6/23/19nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16406nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14470nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21805nvd
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