MEDIUM · 6.4

CVE-2004-0883

Multiple vulnerabilities in the samba filesystem (smbfs) in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow remote samba servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain sensitive information from kernel memory vi...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the samba filesystem (smbfs) in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow remote samba servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain sensitive information from kernel memory via a samba server (1) returning more data than requested to the smb_proc_read function, (2) returning a data offset from outside the samba packet to the smb_proc_readX function, (3) sending a certain TRANS2 fragmented packet to the smb_receive_trans2 function, (4) sending a samba packet with a certain header size to the smb_proc_readX_data function, or (5) sending a certain packet based offset for the data in a packet to the smb_receive_trans2 function.

CVSS Score

6.4

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel2.4.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux2.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop3.0
RedhatFedora Corecore_2.0
RedhatLinux Advanced Workstation2.1
SuseSuse Linux1.0
TrustixSecure Linux1.5
UbuntuUbuntu Linux4.1

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2004-0883?

CVE-2004-0883 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). Multiple vulnerabilities in the samba filesystem (smbfs) in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow remote samba servers to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain sensitive information from kernel memory vi...

How severe is CVE-2004-0883?

CVE-2004-0883 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2004-0883?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.