Vulnerability Report

CVE-2004-1071

RCE

Title: Linux kernel binfmt_elf loader mmap function failure RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2004-1071.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Jan 10, 2005
Modified Date Apr 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.05%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2004-1071: The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, does not properly handle a failed call to the mmap function, which causes an incorrect mapped image and may allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

Impacted Vendors

Reference Links

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646 https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9917 ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646 https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9917
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2004-1071 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.