2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2004-1074

Published: 10/01/2005 Updated: 11/10/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 215
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red HatEnterprise Linux 3 are now available Description The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating systemThis advisory includes f ...
USN-30-1 fixed several flaws in the Linux ELF binary loader’s handling of setuid binaries Unfortunately it was found that these patches were not sufficient to prevent all possible attacks on 64-bit platforms, so previous amd64 kernel images were still vulnerable to root privilege escalation if setuid binaries were run under certain conditions ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2004-0427 A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has been found CVE-2005-0489 A ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2004-0427 A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has been found CVE-2005-0489 A ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2004-0427 A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has been found CVE-2005-0489 A ...

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/11754/info The Linux kernel is reported prone to multiple local vulnerabilities: - A handcrafted 'aout' file may be used to trigger a local denial-of-service condition A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability to trigger a system-wide denial of service, potentially resulting in a kernel panic - ...