CVE-2003-0501

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 04 Jul 2003, 04:00
Last modified:08 Aug 2024, 01:58

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.37% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

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

Description

The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.37%• Percentile: 59%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.20.1

References (7)