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CVE-2004-0685

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0685 describes a vulnerability in certain USB drivers within the Linux 2.4 kernel, where the copy_to_user function uses uninitialized structures. This flaw allows local users to potentially gain sensitive information by reading residual memory contents. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 3,049 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-0:2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
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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-2004-0685

security flaw

Oct 23, 2003

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/16931
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1067
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1069
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1070
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1082
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/981134
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
securityfocus.com / bid/10892
PatchVendor Advisory
securityspace.com / smysecure/catid.html
trustix.net / errata/2004/0041