{"cve":"CVE-2005-0839","nvd":{"published":"2005-05-02T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:11:53.217","status":"Modified","description":"Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.11 does not restrict access to the N_MOUSE line discipline for a TTY, which allows local users to gain privileges by injecting mouse or keyboard events into other user sessions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041fa6464E1UuGu6zmketEYxm73KSyQ","http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg64704.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9460"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:38:22.000386253+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-0839","score":0.00383,"percentile":0.32382,"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."]}