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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-4351
The securelevels implementation in FreeBSD 7.0 and earlier, OpenBSD up...
Vulnerability Description
The securelevels implementation in FreeBSD 7.0 and earlier, OpenBSD up to 3.8, DragonFly up to 1.2, and Linux up to 2.6.15 allows root users to bypass immutable settings for files by mounting another filesystem that masks the immutable files while the system is running.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txt
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.html
Affected Vendor
dragonfly
View all reports →Affected Software
dragonfly, freebsd, linux kernel, openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 9th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.