Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2003-0501 First vendor Publication 2003-08-07
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2018-05-03

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.1 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0501

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:328
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:328
Title: Linux Kernel /proc/self setuid Vulnerability
Description: The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2003-0501
Version: 2
Platform(s): Red Hat Linux 9
Product(s): Linux kernel
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 358-1 (linux-kernel-i386, linux-kernel-alpha)
File : nvt/deb_358_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 423-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64)
File : nvt/deb_423_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
10295 Linux Kernel /proc/self System Information Disclosure

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-358.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-423.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-06 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2003-239.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BUGTRAQ http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
OVAL https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html

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