{
    "id": "CVE-2004-0077",
    "published": "2004-03-03 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:04:52",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.",
    "epss_score": "0.02434",
    "epss_percentile": "0.83797",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:04",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "netwosix",
            "product": "netwosix_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "bigmem_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "kernel_doc"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "kernel_source"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "trustix",
            "product": "secure_linux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "160",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.25/2.4.24/2.6.2 - 'mremap()' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2004-03-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/160"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "154",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.25/2.4.24/2.6.2 - 'mremap()' Validator",
            "date": "2004-02-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/154"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0040.html",
        "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000820",
        "http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-079.shtml",
        "http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:015",
        "http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0014-mremap-unmap.txt",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107711762014175&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107712137732553&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107755871932680&w=2",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-02.xml",
        "http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-082.shtml",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-438",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-441",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-444",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-453",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-454",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-456",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-466",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-514",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/981222"
    ]
}