CVE-2004-0075

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Vicam USB driver in Linux before 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernel space, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.0-test1, 2.4.0-test10, 2.4.0-test11, 2.4.0-test12, 2.4.0-test2 (+51)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:015
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-082.shtml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_05_linux_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-065.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9690
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15246
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A836
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:015
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-082.shtml

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