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CVE-2003-0461

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/08/2003
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

/proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords.

Impact

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

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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


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