CVE-2004-2731
Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to the copyin_string function or (2) a negative buffer size to the copyin function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.osvdb.org/7345
- http://www.osvdb.org/8363
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.osvdb.org/7345
- http://www.osvdb.org/8363
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.