CVE-2004-1072 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2004-1072?

CVE-2004-1072 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, may create an interpreter name string that is not NULL terminated, which could cause strings longer than PATH_MAX to be used, leading to buffer overflows that allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1072?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Suse Suse Linux and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1072?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2004-1072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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