CVE-2004-1073 Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.4.23_ow2,2.6.9]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006629
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Jan 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jan 2005

CVE-2004-1073  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for torvalds/linux.

Overview

The open_exec function in the execve functionality (exec.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, allows local users to read non-readable ELF binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality.

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CVSS Base Scores

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