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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.