CVE-2010-0003

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 26 Jan 2010, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:30

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.4 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.06% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Jan 2010, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.32.4

References (24)