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CVE-2005-3806

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 0.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-3806
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.6
EPSS
0.44%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The IPv6 flow label handling code (ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernels 2.4 up to 2.4.32 and 2.6 before 2.6.14 modifies the wrong variable in certain circumstances, which allows local users to corrupt kernel memory or cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a free of non-allocated memory.