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CVE-2004-1017

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-1017 describes multiple unspecified "overflows" within the io_edgeport driver affecting Linux kernel versions 2.4.x. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or media coverage, though it has garnered significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0328 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-27.0.1.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
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-1017Moderate

security flaw

Nov 26, 2004

References

bugzilla.fedora.us / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/19374
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/18433
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9786
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1017
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1067
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1069
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1070
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1082
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-689.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
securityfocus.com / bid/12102