VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2004-1073
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-01-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
The open_exec function in the execve functionality (exec.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.x up to 2.4.27, and 2.6.x up to 2.6.8, allows local users to read non-readable ELF binaries by using the interpreter (PT_INTERP) functionality.