VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-2395
Memory leak in passwd 0.68 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of failed read attempts from the password buffer.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Memory leak in passwd 0.68 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of failed read attempts from the password buffer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mandrakesoft/mandrake multi network firewall · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16180
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:045Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10370Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16180
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.