CVE-2004-1983

PaX 2.6 Kernel Patch - Denial of Service

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The arch_get_unmapped_area function in mmap.c in the PaX patches for Linux kernel 2.6, when Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-05-02 CVE Published
2004-05-03 First Exploit
2005-05-04 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108360001130312&w=2	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108420555920369&w=2	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16037	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24078	2004-05-03
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10264	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://pax.grsecurity.net	2017-07-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml	2017-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
The Pax Team Search vendor "The Pax Team"		Pax Linux Search vendor "The Pax Team" for product "Pax Linux"				2.6.5 Search vendor "The Pax Team" for product "Pax Linux" and version "2.6.5"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"				1.4 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux" and version "1.4"		-		Affected