CVE-2005-3180

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-10-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Orinoco driver (orinoco.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.13 and earlier does not properly clear memory from a previously used packet whose length is increased, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 2.6.13

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112914754708402&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114
http://secunia.com/advisories/17280
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/75
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

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