CVE-2005-4351

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-10/1523.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041177.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-015.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2005-15.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd openbsd dragonfly linux