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CVE-2004-0077 Details

Description

The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0040.html CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000820 CVE
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-079.shtml CVE
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:015 CVE
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0014-mremap-unmap.txt CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0077
NVD Published Date:
Mar 3, 2004
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-0077 Details - Not Deferred