CVE-2004-0424

Exp

Integer overflow in the ip_setsockopt function in Linux kernel 2.4.22 through 2.4.25 and 2.6.1 through 2.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via the MCAST_MSFILTER socket option.

Published: 2004-07-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0424 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.24%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0424

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
274 exploit_db edb 2004-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0424

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.21% 1.24% +1.03%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.21% +0.17%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0424

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0424

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0424

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0424
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0424 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0424

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0424

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.22 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23:pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.23_ow2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.23_ow2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.24 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.24_ow1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.24_ow1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.25 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux current cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0424

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108253171301153&w=2
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0015-msfilter.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-4285.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-183.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10179 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.659586
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15907
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11214
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A939
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