CVE-2004-1074
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-1074 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 2.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 01-12-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.01% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - Local Denial of Service / Memory Disclosure
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
No affected systems are recorded for this record.
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
References
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- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9751VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource CONECTIVA