National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0001
Original release date:02/17/2004
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unknown vulnerability in the eflags checking in the 32-bit ptrace emulation for the Linux kernel on AMD64 systems allows local users to gain privileges.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#337238
Name: VU#337238
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:017
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: linux-ptrace-gain-privilege(14888)
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 9429
Type: Advisory
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200402-06
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:868
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:868
Type: Tool Signature
