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CVE-2004-0565

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0565 describes a floating-point information leak in Linux kernel versions 2.4.x, affecting distributions like Gentoo and Mandrakesoft. This vulnerability allows local users to read register values of other processes due to insufficient verification during context switching. With a CVSS score of 2.1, it is considered low severity, requiring local access to achieve a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
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
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 67th 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-0:2.4.21-27.0.1.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 Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0565

security flaw

May 28, 2004

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/linux/owl/2004-q2/0038.html
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16644
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10714
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1067
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1069
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1070
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1082
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
securityfocus.com / bid/10687