CVE-2004-1074 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a kernel denial of service via a malformed a.out binary when memory overcommit is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1074?
CVE-2004-1074 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, 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 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1074?
How do I fix CVE-2004-1074?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-1074 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1074 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm44-q972-xgpp.