CVE-2004-0834: Gentoo Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in Speedtouch USB driver before 1.3.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) modem_run, (2) pppoa2, or (3) pppoa3.

Affected products

• Gentoo Linux: version 1.4 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 8.2 only; version 9.0 only; version 9.1 only; version 9.2 only; version 10.0 only; version 10.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 2.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: version 8.2 only
• Speedtouch Speedtouch USB Driver: version 1.0 only; version 1.1 only; version 1.2 only; version 1.2_beta1 only; version 1.2_beta2 only; version 1.2_beta3 only; …

Published 2004-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.