MEDIUM
Unspecified vulnerability in the ptrace MIPS assembly code in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.17 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors
Published May 31, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the ptrace MIPS assembly code in Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.17 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00402
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00402
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 32.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 31.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://kernel.debian.net/debian/pool/main/kernel-source-2.4.17/kernel-source-2.4.17_2.4.17-1woody4_ia64.changes x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/patch-tracking/CVE-2004-0997?op=file&rev=0&sc=0 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18176 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 31, 2006
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 2, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0997
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a