What is CVE-2005-4347?

CVE-2005-4347 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2005-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4347?

CVE-2005-4347 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-4347?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-4347. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-4347 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-4347

Medium

The Linux 2.4 kernel patch in kernel-patch-vserver before 1.9.5.5 and 2.x before 2.3 for Debian GNU/Linux does not correctly set the "chroot barrier" with util-vserver, which allows attackers to access files on the host system that are outside of the vserver.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-12-31

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

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-4347 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19339

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1011

Vendor Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25406

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-4347

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-4347?

CVE-2005-4347 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2005-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4347?

CVE-2005-4347 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:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-4347?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-4347. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-4347 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-4347 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.