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CVE-2004-0495

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0495 describes multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6, affecting various distributions including Avaya, Conectiva, Gentoo, Red Hat, and SUSE. These flaws allow local users to escalate privileges or access kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high severity risk where an attacker with local access can achieve full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:avaya:converged_communications_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
s3400CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:avaya:modular_messaging_message_storage_server:s3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 3,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-15.0.2.EL
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
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gentoovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0495

security flaw

Jun 17, 2004

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
lwn.net / Articles/91155
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16449
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10155
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2961
mandrakesecure.net / en/advisories/advisory.php
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
securityfocus.com / bid/10566
PatchVendor Advisory