NVD

CVE-2004-0427 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 2.1 LOW

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc	Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc	Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc	Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc	Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846	Broken Link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846	Broken Link
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml	Third Party Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml	Third Party Advisory
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA	Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA	Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A	Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A	Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11541	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11541	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11861	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11861	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11891	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11891	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11892	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/11892	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338	Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml	Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml	Broken Link
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml	Broken Link
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037	Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html	Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt	Broken Link
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819	Broken Link

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-401	Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 6:48:34 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
Added	Reference	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
Added	Reference	http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
Added	Reference	http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml
Added	Reference	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA
Added	Reference	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A
Added	Reference	http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11429
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11464
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11486
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11541
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11861
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11891
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/11892
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
Added	Reference	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
Added	Reference	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
Added	Reference	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221
Added	Reference	http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/26/2024 1:56:08 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-401
Removed	CWE	NIST NVD-CWE-Other
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:::::::	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.26 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.6.6
Changed	Reference Type	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc Patch, Vendor Advisory	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc Patch, Vendor Advisory	ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846 No Types Assigned	http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml No Types Assigned	http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA No Types Assigned	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A No Types Assigned	http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2 No Types Assigned	http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11429 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11429 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11464 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11464 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11486 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11486 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11541 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11541 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11861 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11861 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11891 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11891 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/11892 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/11892 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml No Types Assigned	http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml No Types Assigned	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html No Types Assigned	http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt No Types Assigned	http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819 Broken Link

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0427
NVD Published Date:
07/07/2004
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2004-0427 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 6:48:34 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:25:24 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/26/2024 1:56:08 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 8:56:40 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/02/2018 9:29:25 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 7/10/2017 9:30:09 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/17/2016 10:45:19 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 1/01/2004 12:00:00 AM

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