CVE-2003-0465

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
RHSA-2004:188
Modified
Published: 15 Jul 2003, 04:00
Last modified:08 Aug 2024, 01:58

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.47% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Jul 2003, 04:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Aug 2024, 01:58
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The kernel strncpy function in Linux 2.4 and 2.5 does not %NUL pad the buffer on architectures other than x86, as opposed to the expected behavior of strncpy as implemented in libc, which could lead to information leaks.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.47%• Percentile: 65%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.4.0 | 2.5.0

References (4)