What is CVE-2004-0685?

CVE-2004-0685 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2004-0685 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0685?

CVE-2004-0685 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0685?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0685 patch availability.

Is CVE-2004-0685 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0685 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-0685

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-12-23

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

19 total

Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-24.xml

Patch Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10892

Patch Vendor Advisory
Kb
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981134

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
Red Hat
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127921
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-0685

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-12-23

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-0685?

CVE-2004-0685 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2004-0685 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0685?

CVE-2004-0685 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-0685?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2004-0685 patch availability.
Is CVE-2004-0685 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2004-0685 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.