CVE-2004-2607

Public Exploit

Description

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018	vendor advisory
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16759	vdb entry
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0313.html	mailing list exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072	vendor advisory
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2607?: CVE-2004-2607 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2607?: To fix CVE-2004-2607, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2607 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2607 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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