What is CVE-2005-4635?

CVE-2005-4635 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2005-4635 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4635?

CVE-2005-4635 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:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-4635?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-4635. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-4635 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4635 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-4635

Medium

The nl_fib_input function in fib_frontend.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15 does not check for valid lengths of the header and payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory reference) via malformed fib_lookup netlink messages.

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

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-4635 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ea86575eaf99a9262a969309d934318028dbfacb
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
Novell
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
Vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
Kernel patch commit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16139
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-4635

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-2005-4635?

CVE-2005-4635 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2005-4635 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4635?

CVE-2005-4635 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:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-4635?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-4635. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-4635 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-4635 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.