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CVE-2003-0501 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A328 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
2.6.20.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0501
NVD Published Date:
Aug 7, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0501 Details - Not Deferred