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CVE-2003-0961

Date: (C)2003-12-15 (M)2023-12-22

Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -

CVSS V2 Severity:
CVSS Score : 7.2
Exploit Score: 3.9
Impact Score: 10.0

CVSS V2 Metrics:
Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Reference:

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2

SuSE-SA:2003:049

http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf

cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.22

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