Description
Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to the copyin_string function or (2) a negative buffer size to the copyin function.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.4/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.osvdb.org/7345
- http://www.osvdb.org/8363
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11981Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.osvdb.org/7345
- http://www.osvdb.org/8363
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 31, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified