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CVE-2004-0080

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-03-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The login program in util-linux 2.11 and earlier uses a pointer after it has been freed and reallocated, which could cause login to leak sensitive data.

Affected products

• Andries Brouwer Util-Linux: through 2.11

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077689801698&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108144719532385&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10773
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-06.xml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/801526
• http://www.osvdb.org/3796
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-056.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9558
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15016

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