{"cve":"CVE-2004-0177","nvd":{"published":"2004-06-01T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:05:06.287","status":"Modified","description":"The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846","http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%404056b368s6vpJbGWxDD_LhQNYQrdzQ","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108213675028441&w=2","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-166.html","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:37:11.487553034+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-0177","score":0.02603,"percentile":0.85368,"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."]}