CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1294

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Affix Bluetooth Protocol Stack for Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a socket call with a negative protocol value, which is used as an array index.

Risk Assessment

A local user could exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update the Affix Bluetooth Protocol Stack to a version that validates the protocol value before using it as an array index.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The affix_sock_register in the Affix Bluetooth Protocol Stack for Linux might allow local users to gain privileges via a socket call with a negative protocol value, which is used as an array index.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS