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CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-0535 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 17 products from mandrakesoft, from suse, from suse and 14 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mandrakesoft	mandrake_multi_network_firewall	8.2	Yes
Application	suse	suse_email_server	3.1	Yes
Application	suse	suse_email_server	iii	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_admin-cd_for_firewall	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_connectivity_server	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_database_server	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_firewall_cd	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_firewall_live-cd	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_linux_office_server	*	Yes
Application	suse	suse_office_server	*	Yes
Operating System	conectiva	linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	conectiva	linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	engardelinux	secure_community	2.0	Yes
Operating System	engardelinux	secure_linux	1.5	Yes
Operating System	gentoo	linux	1.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.7	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.9	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.10	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.11	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.12	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.13	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.14	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.15	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.16	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.17	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.18	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.20	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.21	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.22	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.23_ow2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.24_ow1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.25	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.26	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.4.27	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	9.1	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	9.1	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	9.2	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	9.2	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	10.0	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux	10.0	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux_corporate_server	2.1	Yes
Operating System	mandrakesoft	mandrake_linux_corporate_server	2.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	7	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	8.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux	9.1	Yes

References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040804-01-U.asc ([email protected])
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168 ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845 ([email protected])
http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/ ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11136 ([email protected])
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040804-01-U.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125168 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.27.log (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-418.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10352 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16159 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11136 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mandrakesoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.