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CVE-2003-0462

Published: Jul 25, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
1.2LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 52.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mandrakesoft
commercial·FRaka mandrakesoft linux, mandriva
mandrake multi network firewallOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
mandrake linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mandrake linux corporate serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-187.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
debian.org
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