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CVE-2004-0497

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0497 describes an unknown vulnerability in the Linux kernel 2.x, specifically affecting versions up to 2.6.7-rc3, which could allow local users to alter the group ID of files, including NFS exported files. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in a potential integrity impact (modification of file group IDs). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit (EDB-718) exists for privilege escalation via sys_chown() on specific Linux distributions like Slackware 9.1 and Debian 3.0. Despite the exploit code availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-718 · Dec 24, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 87th 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 (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-15.0.3.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
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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
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0497Moderate

security flaw

Jun 30, 2004

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16599
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9867
mandrakesecure.net / en/advisories/advisory.php
PatchVendor Advisory
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-354.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-360.html