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CVE-2004-0424 json

Integer overflow in the ip_setsockopt function in Linux kernel 2.4.22 through 2.4.25 and 2.6.1 through 2.6.3 allows local users to cause a…

published 2004-04-30 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0423

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Integer overflow in the ip_setsockopt function in Linux kernel 2.4.22 through 2.4.25 and 2.6.1 through 2.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via the MCAST_MSFILTER socket option.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:183

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0424 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-9.0.3.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:183

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-274)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-274 Linux Kernel 2.6.3 - 'setsockopt' Local Denial of Service dos, 2004-04-21
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10179 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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References

Sources

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