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CVE-2003-0127

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/03/2003
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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