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Vulnerability details: VCID-833x-xh4t-3ug2
Vulnerability ID VCID-833x-xh4t-3ug2
Aliases CVE-2005-3257
Summary security flaw
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 4.1
Risk 8.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
Reference id Reference type URL
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=334113
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2005-3257.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2005-3257
http://secunia.com/advisories/17226
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/17995
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
http://secunia.com/advisories/19185
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10615
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122
1617808 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617808
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2005-3257 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3257
CVE-2005-3257;OSVDB-20061 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/26353.txt
CVE-2005-3257;OSVDB-20061 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122/info
USN-231-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Oct. 17, 2005
Description Linux Kernel 2.6 - Console Keymap Local Command Injection
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Oct. 17, 2005
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date June 21, 2013
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15122/info
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3257
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.59636
EPSS Score 0.00385
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T15:00:31.116906+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2005-3257.json 38.0.0