What is CVE-2005-1263?

CVE-2005-1263 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2005-1263 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-1263?

CVE-2005-1263 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-1263?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-1263 patch availability.

Is CVE-2005-1263 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-1263 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-1263

High

The elf_core_dump function in binfmt_elf.c for Linux kernel 2.x.x to 2.2.27-rc2, 2.4.x to 2.4.31-pre1, and 2.6.x to 2.6.12-rc4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via an ELF binary that, in certain conditions involving the create_elf_tables function, causes a negative length argument to pass a signed integer comparison, leading to a buffer overflow.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-05-11

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

15 total

Patches
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Isec
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0023-coredump.txt
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-1263

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-05-11

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-1263?

CVE-2005-1263 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2005-1263 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-1263?

CVE-2005-1263 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-1263?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2005-1263 patch availability.
Is CVE-2005-1263 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2005-1263 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.