Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-0596

The Equalizer Load-balancer for serial network interfaces (eql.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a non-existent device name that triggers a null dereference.
Published 2004-08-06 04:00:00
Updated 2025-04-03 01:03:51
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

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Threat overview for CVE-2004-0596

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2004-0596
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49153
IPs affected by CVE-2004-0596 11,248
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0596

EPSS FAQ
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 17 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2004-0596

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
3.9
2.9
 NIST

References for CVE-2004-0596

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