CVE-2003-0985

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0985
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-01-20 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test10 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test11 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test12 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.0 test9 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 All x86 All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.18 pre8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.19 pre6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.21 pre7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.4.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NOVELL: Broken Link - 404 Error Pages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-470-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-hppa af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'TSLSA-2004-01 - kernel' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Linux Kernel do_mremap Function Boundary Condition Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-475-1 linux-kernel-2.4.18-hppa af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-440-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-powerpc-apus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-450-1 linux-kernel-2.4.19-mips af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1067-1 kernel-source-2.4.16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-439-1 linux-kernel-2.4.16-arm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Linux Kernel "mremap()" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-413-2 linux-kernel-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.3/updates/IMNX-2004-73-001-01 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.immunix.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isec.pl
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-423-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-ia64 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1082-1 kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-045.shtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
www.osvdb.org/3315 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 klecker.debian.org
LinuxSecurity.com: EnGarde: kernel bug and security fixes. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linuxsecurity.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Mandrakesoft Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandrakesoft.com
svn.debian.org/wsvn/kernel/patch-tracking/CVE-2005-0528 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-442-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-s390 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#490620 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040102-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'Linux kernel do_mremap() proof-of-concept exploit code' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'Linux mremap bug correction' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - #0070 - [slackware-security] Slackware 8.1 kernel security update (SSA:2004-008-01) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-417-1 linux-kernel-2.4.18-powerpc+alpha af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kernel-source-2.4.17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-427-1 linux-kernel-2.4.17-mips+mipsel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'[slackware-security] Kernel security update (SSA:2004-006-01)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1070-1 kernel-source-2.4.19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1069-1 kernel-source-2.4.18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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