{"cve":"CVE-2005-4618","nvd":{"published":"2005-12-31T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:19:07.240","status":"Modified","description":"Buffer overflow in sysctl in the Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 allows local users to corrupt user memory and possibly cause a denial of service via a long string, which causes sysctl to write a zero byte outside the buffer.  NOTE: since the sysctl is called from a userland program that provides the argument, this might not be a vulnerability, unless a legitimate user-assisted or setuid scenario can be identified.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15","http://secunia.com/advisories/18216","http://secunia.com/advisories/18527","http://secunia.com/advisories/19369","http://secunia.com/advisories/19374"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:40:09.211843075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-4618","score":0.00452,"percentile":0.39284,"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."]}