Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
CVE-2004-0535
The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Engardelinux Secure Community — versions 2.0
- Engardelinux Secure Linux — versions 1.5
- Gentoo Linux — versions 1.4
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 9.1, 9.2, 10.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server — versions 2.1
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall — versions 8.2
- SUSE Email Server — versions 3.1, iii
- SUSE Linux — versions 7, 8, 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log
- lwn.net/Articles/91155/ (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0535?
- CVE-2004-0535 is a vulnerability in Conectiva Linux. Published 2004-08-06.
- Is CVE-2004-0535 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.