CVE-2003-0396
Buffer overflow in les for ATM on Linux (linux-atm) before 2.4.1, if used setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f command line argument.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Buffer overflow in les for ATM on Linux (linux-atm) before 2.4.1, if used setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 62th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 February 2003
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux-atm/linux-atm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154433926396&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105405560021979&w=2
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=156242Patch
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5EP0M1P9PO.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11903
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154433926396&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105405560021979&w=2
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=156242Patch
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5EP0M1P9PO.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11903
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.