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CVE-2004-2731

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2004-2731
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.56%
Linux

Original NVD 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.