CVE-2004-0077

The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 83th percentile

Published

2004-09-01

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/160
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/154

Exploit collections (1)

• helloexp/0day/tree/master/98-Linux%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%83/2004/CVE-2004-0077

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2004-0074
• CVE-2004-0083
• CVE-2004-0073
• CVE-2004-0084
• CVE-2004-0072
• CVE-2004-0095