LOW
security flaw
Published Dec 1, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
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
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.20
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23
- 2.4.23_ow2
- 2.4.24
- 2.4.24_ow1
- 2.4.25
- 2.4.26
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.27
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6_test9_cvs
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- core_2.0
- core_3.0
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 1.0
- 8
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 1.5
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 10.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:043
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:043 |
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.01% 0.01006
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01006
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 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 61.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 58.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 53.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110322596918807&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=110021173607372&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11754 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1074 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617367 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18290 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1074
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9751 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1074
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 29, 2004
Link CVE-2004-1074
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a