01 Record
CVE-2004-2607
A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-12-03 00:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-12-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9a7da253f5b0e0b1c066fb4915f9f53d2c38a1e932caf2463de75c57a0468e76
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com18977http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
- secunia.com19369http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- www.debian.orgDSA-1018http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- wwwnew.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:044http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
- www.securityfocus.com16759http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16759
- www.uwsg.iu.edu[linux-kernel] 20040416 Re: [CHECKER] Probable security holes in 2.6.5http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0313.html
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:072http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
- www.uwsg.iu.edu[linux-kernel] 20040416 Re: [CHECKER] Probable security holes in 2.6.5http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html