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CVE-2004-1072 Details

Description

The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, may create an interpreter name string that is not NULL terminated, which could cause strings longer than PATH_MAX to be used, leading to buffer overflows that allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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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)
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U CVE
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-1072
NVD Published Date:
Jan 10, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-1072 Details - Not Deferred