CVE-2004-2408 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can access shared /proc permissions to leak system information or cause denial of service on other virtual servers or the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2408?
CVE-2004-2408 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linux VServer 1.27 and earlier, 1.3.9 and earlier, and 1.9.1 and earlier shares /proc permissions across all virtual and host servers, which allows local users with the ability to set permissions in /proc to obtain system information or cause a denial of service on other virtual servers or the host server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2408?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vserver Linux-Vserver.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2408?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2408 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2408 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76vx-9pqq-3vp9.