CVE-2004-2395: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Memory leak in passwd 0.68 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of failed read attempts from the password buffer.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 8.2 only; version 9.0 only; version 9.1 only; version 9.2 only; version 10.0 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: version 2.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall: version 8.2 only

Published 2004-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.