Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2003-0462
A race condition in the way env_start and env_end pointers are initialized in the execve system call and used in fs/proc/base.c on Linux 2.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (51.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 8.2, 9.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server — versions 2.1
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall — versions 8.2
References
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:309 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 (vendor-advisory)