{"cve":"CVE-2005-0400","nvd":{"published":"2005-05-02T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:11:02.443","status":"Modified","description":"The ext2_make_empty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://arkoon.net/advisories/ext2-make-empty-leak.txt","http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.6","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111238764720696&w=2","http://secunia.com/advisories/14713/","http://secunia.com/advisories/17002"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:38:22.000386253+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-0400","score":0.00443,"percentile":0.38571,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}