CVE-2004-1072

The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, may create an interpreter name string that is not NULL terminated, which could cause strings longer than PATH_MAX to be used, leading to buffer overflows that allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1072 is rated Moderate Risk (43.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1072

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 0.08% 0.56% +0.48%
2 2023-03-07 2.17% 0.08% -2.09%
3 2022-02-04 — 2.17% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1072

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-2004-1072

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1072

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1072

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1072

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.27:pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test6:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test7:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test8:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:test9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1072

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0017-binfmt_elf.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-537.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-275.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11646
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11195
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