CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel 2.4.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component SoundBlaster Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when operating in 16 bit mode, does not properly handle certain sample sizes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a sample with an odd number of bytes.
The bug was discovered 04/14/2004. The weakness was disclosed 06/01/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0178 since 02/25/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14309 (RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2004:437)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 2.4.26 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15868) and Tenable (14309). The entry 615 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 14309
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2004:437)
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OpenVAS ID: 53682
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 479-1 (kernel)
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.4.26
Timeline
02/25/2004 🔍03/26/2004 🔍
03/26/2004 🔍
04/14/2004 🔍
06/01/2004 🔍
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08/18/2004 🔍
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05/24/2009 🔍
10/16/2014 🔍
09/04/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0178 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15868
Vulnerability Center: 22134 - Linux 2.4- 2.4.25 Sound Blaster Driver OSS code Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9985 - Multiple Local Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 5364 - Linux kernel Sound Blaster driver denial of service
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Entry
Created: 10/16/2014 17:29Updated: 09/04/2019 16:41
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:29 (77), 09/04/2019 16:41 (4)
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