Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in binfmt_elf Loader

CVE-2004-1072 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The binfmt_elf loader (binfmt_elf.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, may create an interpreter name string that is not NULL terminated, which could cause strings longer than PATH_MAX to be used, leading to buffer overflows that allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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