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CVE-2005-0666

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in PaX from the September 2003 release to 2.2 before 2005.03.05, related to SEGMEXEC or RANDEXEC and VMA mirroring, allows local users and possibly remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• The Pax Team Pax Linux: 2.2, 2.4.20, 2.4.21, 2.4.22, 2.4.23, 2.4.24 (+5)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14489
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/392348
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12729
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14489
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/392348
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12729

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