CVE-2004-0554
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 57th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x for x86 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash), possibly via an infinite loop that triggers a signal handler with a certain sequence of fsave and frstor instructions, as originally demonstrated using a "crash.c" program.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 57th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 8045 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- suse linuxOperating Systems / linux-distro
- suse email serverOperating Systems
- suse linux admin-cd for firewallOperating Systems / linux-distro
- suse linux connectivity serverOperating Systems
- suse linux database serverOperating Systems
- suse linux firewall cdOperating Systems / linux-distro
- suse linux office serverOperating Systems
- suse office serverOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Scored 2.1 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector LocalRequires local access
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- debian.org/security/dsa-1070/
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1073
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1072
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