{"id":"CVE-2004-1072","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2004-1072","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:26.436Z","title":"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…","description":"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.","published":"2005-01-10T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:06:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","redhat/enterprise linux","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/fedora core","redhat/linux advanced workstation","suse/suse linux","trustix/secure linux","turbolinux/turbolinux server"],"epss":{"score":0.00558,"percentile":0.4625,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). 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