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CVE-2003-0961
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403
- http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10328
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10330
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10333
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10338
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2