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    CVE-2004-0685

    Certain USB drivers in the Linux 2.4 kernel use the copy_to_user function on uninitialized structures, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading memory that was not cleared from previous usage.

    Published:Oct 23, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 26, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00149
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Trustix
    Product
    Secure Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892
    http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=14580
    http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0041/
    https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665
    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
    http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-504.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-505.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892
    http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=14580
    http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0041/
    https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16931
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10665

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High