CVE-2003-0127

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 18 Mar 2003, 05:00
Last modified:08 Aug 2024, 01:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.95% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
4 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Mar 2003, 05:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Aug 2024, 01:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.95%• Percentile: 77%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.6 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.11 | 2.2.12 | 2.2.13 | 2.2.14 | 2.2.15 | 2.2.16 | 2.2.17 | 2.2.18 | 2.2.19 | 2.2.20 | 2.2.21 | 2.2.22 | 2.2.23 | 2.2.24 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.7 | 2.4.8 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.10 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.12 | 2.4.13 | 2.4.14 | 2.4.15 | 2.4.16 | 2.4.17 | 2.4.18 | 2.4.19 | 2.4.20 | 2.4.21:pre1

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