CVE-2004-2731

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/11981
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/7345
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/8363
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/11981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/7345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/8363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
33th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

linux

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