CVE-2004-2731

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to the copyin_string function or (2) a negative buffer size to the copyin function.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11981 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7345 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/8363 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.html mailing list exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 third party advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.html exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2731?
CVE-2004-2731 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2731?
To fix CVE-2004-2731, 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-2004-2731 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2731 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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