CVE-2004-0554

CVE-2004-0554 affects the Linux kernel (2.4.x and 2.6.x on x86). The root cause is a local-denial-of-service condition triggered by an infinite loop that abuses a sequence of fsave/frstor instructions in a signal handler (as demonstrated by crash.c). The practical impact is a system crash/DoS wit...

CVE-2005-0736

CVE-2005-0736 entry is rejected/not used and does not represent an active vulnerability.

CVE-2004-0497

CVE-2004-0497 describes a local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel 2.x family (notably 2.4/2.6-rc3) due to missing DAC controls in sys_chown, enabling a local user to modify the group ownership of files (including NFS-exported files) they do not own. The underlying issue allows changing fil...

CVE-2004-0535

CVE-2004-0535 relates to the Linux kernel's e1000 NIC driver (2.4.x and earlier) where memory used by the driver was not properly initialized before access. This could permit a local attacker to read portions of kernel memory. The issue is documented and linked to several vendor advisories (e.g.,...

CVE-2001-0170

Technical specifics (affected product versions, root cause, mitigations, or exploit details) are not publicly provided in the supplied documents; monitor for updates.

CVE-2000-0633

Technical details for CVE-2000-0633 are not publicly available in the provided documents. The description notes a local reboot/halt issue in the Mandrake Linux usermode package, but no specifics on affected versions, root cause, or fixes are supplied. Monitor for updates.

CVE-2005-0207

CVE-2005-0207 corresponds to an unknown vulnerability in Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.5.x, and 2.6.x where NFS clients can trigger a denial of service via NFS client O_DIRECT error handling. The issue is documented in multiple advisories (RHSA-2005:366 / CESA-2005:366) and CentOS/Ubuntu/NVD entries. Aff...

CVE-2001-0178

CVE-2001-0178 affects KDE2’s kdesu: the keep-password feature uses a UNIX socket to pass authentication data, but KDE2 (before 2.2.0-6) does not verify the socket listener’s identity. This can allow local users to obtain root passwords and gain privileges. Multiple advisories confirm the issue an...

CVE-2000-0715

Summary (CVE-2000-0715) : The vulnerability affects Red Hat Linux 6.2’s DiskCheck script (diskcheck.pl), a Powertools utility that alerts on near-capacity disks. Diskcheck.pl creates a temporary file in /tmp with a predictable name and runs with elevated privileges (setuid root). An attacker can ...