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CVE-2004-0482
Multiple integer overflows in (1) procfs_cmdline.c, (2) procfs_fpregs.c, (3) procfs_linux.c, (4) procfs_regs.c, (5) procfs_status.c, and…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.34%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
Multiple integer overflows in (1) procfs_cmdline.c, (2) procfs_fpregs.c, (3) procfs_linux.c, (4) procfs_regs.c, (5) procfs_status.c, and (6) procfs_subr.c in procfs for OpenBSD 3.5 and earlier allow local users to read sensitive kernel memory and possibly perform other unauthorized activities.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- openbsd-procfs-gain-privileges(16226) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040517 OpenBSD procfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20040513 [3.5] 006: SECURITY FIX: May 13, 2004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 20040513 [3.4] 020: SECURITY FIX: May 13, 2004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- http://www.deprotect.com/advisories/DEPROTECT-20041305.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 6114 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 11605 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [openbsd-security-announce] 20040513 procfs vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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