CVE-2004-0075 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0075?

CVE-2004-0075 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Vicam USB driver in Linux before 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernel space, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0075?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0075?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-f6x9-xgw4-rvw9.