CVE-2010-0003

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure

Publication date:

26/01/2010

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

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

Base Score: 5.40 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

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

Base Score 2.0

5.40

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::		2.6.32.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::*

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CVE-2010-0003

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools