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CVE-2010-0003

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

1 year ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5.4/10
Exploit Score
3.4/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
7.8/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- 2.6.32.4
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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