CVE-2004-0658 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) driver for Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6. This flaw, specifically within the hpsb_alloc_packet function, allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high severity due to local access, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.