CVE-2004-1983

Summary

CVECVE-2004-1983
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe arch_get_unmapped_area function in mmap.c in the PaX patches for Linux kernel 2.6, when Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.4 All All All
Application The Pax Team Pax Linux 2.6.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PaX 2.6 Kernel Patch Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
'PaX Linux Kernel 2.6 Patches DoS Advisory' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Vendor Advisory
'PaX DoS proof-of-concept' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Homepage of PaX af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pax.grsecurity.net Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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