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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0462

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).

LOW 1.2EPSS 0.65%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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).

CVSS 2.0
1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
0.65% probability · 49th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
mandrakesoft/mandrake multi network firewall · linux/linux kernel · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.