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CVE-2004-0554

17
FAUCET Score

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.

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

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-306 · Jun 25, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-15.0.2.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0554Important

security flaw

Jun 9, 2004

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
gcc.gnu.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
linuxreviews.org / news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html
lwn.net / Articles/91155
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16412
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9426
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1067
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1069
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1070
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1082
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/973654
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
securityfocus.com / bid/10538
trustix.net / errata/2004/0034