CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
a numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument which is received as an int but cast to a short which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.
The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 with Coverity (Website). The advisory is shared for download at uwsg.iu.edu. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2607 since 12/02/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22560 (Debian DSA-1018-2 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (22560). The entries 23877 and 28211 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23 Ow2
- 2.4.24
- 2.4.24 Ow1
- 2.4.25
- 2.4.26
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.28
- 2.4.29
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 22560
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1018-2 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56471
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1018-1 (kernel-source-2.4.27)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/31/2004 🔍12/31/2004 🔍
12/02/2005 🔍
02/21/2006 🔍
02/22/2006 🔍
10/14/2006 🔍
03/09/2015 🔍
06/30/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: uwsg.iu.edu
Organization: Coverity
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2607 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 16759 - Linux Kernel SDLA_XFER Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 18977 - Mandriva update for kernel, Less Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/09/2015 16:55Updated: 06/30/2018 09:11
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (60), 06/30/2018 09:11 (8)
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