CVE-2004-0496 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.6, identified by the Sparse source code checking tool, affecting distributions like Gentoo, Mandrakesoft, Sun, and SUSE. These flaws allow local users to escalate privileges or access kernel memory. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_email_server:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_email_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_connectivity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_database_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.