CVE-2004-2731 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2004-2731?

CVE-2004-2731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to the copyin_string function or (2) a negative buffer size to the copyin function.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2731?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2731?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2004-2731 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2731 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-rg5q-w7qj-gw3c.