What is CVE-2005-3273?

CVE-2005-3273 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2005-3273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3273?

CVE-2005-3273 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3273?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3273. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-3273 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2005-3273

Medium

The rose_rt_ioctl function in rose_route.c for Radionet Open Source Environment (ROSE) in Linux 2.6 kernels before 2.6.12, and 2.4 before 2.4.29, does not properly verify the ndigis argument for a new route, which allows attackers to trigger array out-of-bounds errors with a large number of digipeats.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-10-21

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2005-3273 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-3273 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041e2cf515TpixcVQ8q8HvQvCv9E6zA
Linux
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40423114bcdthRtmtdS6MsZiBVvteGCg
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21035

Vendor Advisory
Securitytracker
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014115
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0579.html
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13886
Oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9552
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
Kernel patch commit
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/5/23/169
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3273

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-10-21

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3273?

CVE-2005-3273 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2005-3273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3273?

CVE-2005-3273 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3273?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3273. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-3273 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-3273 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →