Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2003-0984
Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
References
- secunia.com/advisories/20163 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13943 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1013 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/10533 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-417.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/10537 (third-party-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)