CVE-2004-1333
Integer overflow in the vc_resize function in the Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 0.96%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 38% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Integer overflow in the vc_resize function in the Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a short new screen value, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.4.28/2.6.9 - vc_resize int Local Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 690dos, linuxpublished 16 Dec 2004Verified
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Timeline
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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 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.96% · top 38% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- 20163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20041215 fun with linux kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- USN-47-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- linux-vcresize-dos(18523) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-1082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-1070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 11956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:218 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- DSA-1067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-1069 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 17826 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:152532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:219 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 20202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1330 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1333)Record last updated .