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CVE-2004-0949

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0949 describes a vulnerability in the smb_recv_trans2 function of the samba filesystem (smbfs) in Linux kernels 2.4 and 2.6, affecting distributions like Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu. This flaw allows remote Samba servers to either read arbitrary kernel information or manipulate a counter value due to improper handling of fragmented packets. With a CVSS score of 6.4, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0263 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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
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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-2004-0949Important

security flaw

Nov 12, 2004

References

marc.info
bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/13232
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
security.e-matters.de / advisories/142004.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/18137
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10360
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-30-1
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
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/11695
PatchVendor Advisory
trustix.org / errata/2004/0061