CVE-2004-1983

lowpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

0.93% (60th) EPSS

CVSS 2.1 · low

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

The arch_get_unmapped_area function in mmap.c in the PaX patches for Linux kernel 2.6, when Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

2.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9

v2.01.9lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-835USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-24078PaX 2.6 Kernel Patch - Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
gentoo linux= 1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
the pax team pax linux= 2.6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:the_pax_team:pax_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2004-05-02modified 2026-06-16

references (12)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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