CVE-2004-1074

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local...

2.1 LowPublic exploit

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Exploit likelihood

1.01%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Record: CVE-2004-1074
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Record: CVE-2004-1074
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1072 No score

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Record: EUVD-2004-1072
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wm44-q972-xgpp No score

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local...

The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a malformed a.out binary.

Record: GHSA-wm44-q972-xgpp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-source-2.4.16` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.16-1woody2	2.4.16-1woody2
`kernel-source-2.4.18` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 29 CVEs	before 2.4.18-14.4, plus listed versions 2.4.18-14.3	2.4.18-14.4
`kernel-image-sparc-2.4` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 26woody1, plus listed versions 26	26woody1
`kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5, plus listed versions 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody4	2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody5
`kernel-source-2.4.19` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.19-4.woody3, plus listed versions 2.4.19-4.woody2	2.4.19-4.woody3
`kernel-source-2.4.17` Debian:3.0 From an advisory covering 30 CVEs	before 2.4.17-1woody4, plus listed versions 2.4.17-1woody3	2.4.17-1woody4
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-BOOT` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-hugemem-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-smp-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-source` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
`kernel-unsupported` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL	0:2.4.21-27.0.2.EL

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - Local Denial of Service / Memory Disclosure	2004-11-25

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1074 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in kernel, published December 1, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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