Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2004-1072
The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, may create an interpreter name string that is not NULL terminated, which could cause strings longer than PATH_MAX to be used, leading to buffer overflows that allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.1
- Turbolinux Server — versions 10.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 2.1, 3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Fedora Core — versions core_2.0, core_3.0
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation — versions 2.1
- SUSE Linux — versions 1.0, 8, 8.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20163 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11195 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-275.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/19607 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)