What is CVE-2004-2731?

CVE-2004-2731 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10. CVE-2004-2731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2731?

CVE-2004-2731 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-2731?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-2731. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2004-2731 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-2731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2004-2731

Medium

Multiple integer overflows in Sbus PROM driver (drivers/sbus/char/openprom.c) for the Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, 2.6.x up to 2.6.7, and possibly later versions, allow local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying (1) a small buffer size to the copyin_string function or (2) a negative buffer size to the copyin function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2004-2731 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2004-2731 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Archives
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0463.html

Exploit
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11981

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Securitytracker
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010617
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/7345
Osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/8363
Securiteam
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5GP0515DFW.html

Exploit
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10632

Details

CVE ID CVE-2004-2731

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2731?

CVE-2004-2731 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 . CVE-2004-2731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2731?

CVE-2004-2731 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2004-2731?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2004-2731. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2004-2731 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2004-2731 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.