{"cve":"CVE-2004-0077","nvd":{"published":"2004-03-03T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:04:52.937","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["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"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","netwosix:netwosix_linux","redhat:bigmem_kernel","redhat:kernel","redhat:kernel_doc","redhat:kernel_source","trustix:secure_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:37:11.487553034+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-0077","score":0.02434,"percentile":0.84269,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}