CVE-2004-0077

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Mar 3, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0077: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix