What is CVE-2005-0532?

CVE-2005-0532 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10. CVE-2005-0532 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0532?

CVE-2005-0532 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0532?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-0532 patch availability.

Is CVE-2005-0532 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0532 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-0532

Low

The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, when running on 64-bit architectures, may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting discrepancies between size_t and int data types.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-05-02

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

5 total

Guninski
http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_3.html

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html

Patch Vendor Advisory
Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042018227TkNpHlX6BefnItV_GqMmzQ
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-0532

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-05-02

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0532?

CVE-2005-0532 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 . CVE-2005-0532 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0532?

CVE-2005-0532 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-0532?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-0532 patch availability.
Is CVE-2005-0532 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2005-0532 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.