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CVE-2003-0961 Details

Description

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.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796	CVE
http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2	CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10328	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10329	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10330	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10333	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/10338	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110	CVE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796	[email protected]
http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2	[email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10328	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10329	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10330	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10333	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/10338	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110	[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.4.22
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 1, 2004	Initial Analysis	[email protected]