VDB
CVE-2004-0427
CVE-2004-0427
PUBLISHED
CVSS 2.0999999046325684 LOW
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.
EPSS 0.16% · 37.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
2.0999999046325684
EPSS Score
0.16%
37.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.4.0, 2.6.0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
- 20163 (circl)
- RHSA-2004:327 (circl)
- 11464 (circl)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A (circl)
- linux-dofork-memory-leak(16002) (circl)
- DSA-1082 (circl)
- RHSA-2004:255 (circl)
- FEDORA-2004-111 (circl)
- 11861 (circl)
- [linux-kernel] 20040408 [PATCH]: 2.4/2.6 do_fork() error path memory leak (circl)
…and 24 more exploits
Timeline
- Apr 30, 2004 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11429 technical
- 20163 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2004:327 vendor-advisory
- 11464 third-party-advisory
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A url
- linux-dofork-memory-leak(16002) vdb
- DSA-1082 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:255 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2004-111 vendor-advisory
- 11861 third-party-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20040408 [PATCH]: 2.4/2.6 do_fork() error path memory leak mailing-list
- RHSA-2004:260 vendor-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2004:010 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1070 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10297 vdb
- 20162 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2004:037 vendor-advisory
- 11891 third-party-advisory
- 11486 third-party-advisory
- TLSA-2004-14 vendor-advisory
…and 17 more