CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.

Published: 2004-08-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0535 is rated Low Risk (21.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0535

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 0.09% 0.47% +0.38%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.05%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0535

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0535

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0535

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2004-0535: 1 GLSA(s) (200407-02), 36 atom(s) (sys-kernel/aa-sources, sys-kernel/alpha-sources, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0535
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0535
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0535 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-2004-0535

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0535

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mandrakesoft mandrake_multi_network_firewall 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_email_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_email_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_email_server iii cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_email_server:iii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_admin-cd_for_firewall — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_admin-cd_for_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_connectivity_server — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_connectivity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_database_server — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_database_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_firewall_cd — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_firewall_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_firewall_live-cd — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_firewall_live-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_office_server — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_office_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_office_server — cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_office_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
engardelinux secure_community 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:engardelinux:secure_community:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
engardelinux secure_linux 1.5 cpe:2.3:o:engardelinux:secure_linux:1.5:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux 1.4 cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.13 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.14 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.17 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:pre6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.20 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.21:pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.4.26 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0535

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040804-01-U.asc
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845
http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11136
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