CVE-2004-1333

Exp

Integer overflow in the vc_resize function in the Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a short new screen value, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Published: 2004-12-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1333 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.96%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2004-1333

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
690 exploit_db edb 2004-12-16 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1333

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 0.23% 0.96% +0.73%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1333

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:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1333

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1333

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-1333 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (kernel-source-2.4.27, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 5, released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1333

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1333

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 2.4.28 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1333

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
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.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11956 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytrap.com/mail/full-disclosure/2004/Dec/0323.html URL Repurposed
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152532 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18523
https://usn.ubuntu.com/47-1/
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