# CVE-2005-2872: The ipt\_recent kernel module (ipt\_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ipt_recent kernel module (ipt_recent.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.12, when running on 64-bit processors such as AMD64, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via certain attacks such as SSH brute force, which leads to memset calls using a length based on the u_int32_t type, acting on an array of unsigned long elements, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2873.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14791
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/lsm-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcfff0b471a60df350338bcd727fc9b8a6aa54b2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=322237

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