# CVE-2005-1294: The affix\_sock\_register in the Affix Bluetooth Protocol Stack for Linux might allow local users to gain privileges via a socket call with a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The affix_sock_register in the Affix Bluetooth Protocol Stack for Linux might allow local users to gain privileges via a socket call with a negative protocol value, which is used as an array index.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111445064725591&w=2
- http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0423a%5D.txt
- http://affix.sourceforge.net/patch_hci_3_2_0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/926

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