Explain CVE-2005-0124
The coda_pioctl function in the coda functionality (pioctl.c) for Linux kernel 2.6.9 and 2.4.x before 2.4.29 may allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via negative vi.in_size or vi.out_size values, which may trigger a buffer overflow.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20163', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20163'}, {'name': '18684', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/18684'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20050105 Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Jan/1089.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1082', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20041216 [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2004/Dec/3914.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1070', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070'}, {'name': '14967', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14967'}, {'name': '1013018', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1013018'}, {'name': 'FLSA:157459-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20050107 [PATCH 2.4.29-pre3-bk4] fs/coda Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Jan/2018.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067'}, {'name': 'DSA-1069', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069'}, {'name': '17002', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/17002'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20050107 [PATCH 2.6.10-mm2] fs/coda Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Jan/2020.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:663', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1017', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017'}, {'name': 'ADV-2005-1878', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878'}, {'name': '20202', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20202'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11690', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11690'}, {'name': '19374', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/19374'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2006:0191', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0191.html'}, {'name': '20338', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20338'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED