Linux Kernel 2.4.25 on IA64 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel 2.4.25 on IA64. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0447. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.4.25 on IA64 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

unknown vulnerability in linux before 2.4.26 for ia64 allows local users to cause a denial of service with unknown impact. note: due to a typo this issue was accidentally assigned cve-2004-0477. this is the proper candidate to use for the linux local dos.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2004. The weakness was released 08/06/2004 with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0447 since 05/06/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 33 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14549 (GLSA-200407-16 : Linux Kernel: Multiple DoS and permission vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.4.26 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16661), Tenable (14549), SecurityFocus (BID 10783†), OSVDB (8198†) and Secunia (SA20162†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-22520, VDB-22579, VDB-22611 and VDB-22653. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 14549
Nessus Name: GLSA-200407-16 : Linux Kernel: Multiple DoS and permission vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56784
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1067-1 (kernel 2.4.16)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 2.4.26

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05/06/2004 🔍
06/19/2004 +44 days 🔍
07/22/2004 +33 days 🔍
07/22/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +15 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2004 +24 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +630 days 🔍
05/24/2009 +1098 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +2021 days 🔍
09/04/2019 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22021

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X-Force: 16661
SecurityFocus: 10783 - Linux Kernel Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 20162
OSVDB: 8198 - CVE-2004-0447 - Linux - Unknown Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22131 - Linux before 2.4.26 for IA64 Unknown Vulnerability Allows Local Denial of Service, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 11:27
Updated: 09/04/2019 16:34
Changes: 12/05/2014 11:27 (78), 09/04/2019 16:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:BB7:103

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