CVE-2004-0554 is a local denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.4.x and 2.6.x on x86 architectures, impacting distributions like Avaya, Conectiva, Gentoo, Red Hat, and SUSE. An attacker can trigger a system crash through an infinite loop involving specific fsave and frstor instructions, as demonstrated by a "crash.c" program. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-306) exists, and the CVE has minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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