Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU99791

Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2004-0394

Published: August 18, 2004 / Updated: July 11, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99791

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0394

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

A 'potential' buffer overflow exists in the panic() function in Linux 2.4.x, although it may not be exploitable due to the functionality of panic.

Install update from vendor's repository.