CVE-2004-2408

Linux VServer 1.27 and earlier, 1.3.9 and earlier, and 1.9.1 and earlier shares /proc permissions across all virtual and host servers, which allows local users with the ability to set permissions in /proc to obtain system information or cause a denial of service on other virtual servers or the host server.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2408 is rated Low Risk (20.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2408

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 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2024-12-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.23 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.24 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.25 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.26 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vserver linux-vserver 1.27 cpe:2.3:a:vserver:linux-vserver:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2408

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