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CVE-2004-0496

23
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16625
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html