CVE-2003-0462

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A race condition in the way env_start and env_end pointers are initialized in the execve system call and used in fs/proc

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 · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 0.00267

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Public exploit or PoC is available

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Affected Products & Versions

mandrakesoft mandrake multi network firewallall versions
linux kernelall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linuxall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate serverall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localLinux Kernel 2.4 - SUID 'execve()' System Call Race Condition Executable File Readverified

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Scoring & Timeline

1.2

LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD27 Aug 2003 · 04:00 AM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2003:198Important
rhsaRHSA-2003:238Important
rhsaRHSA-2003:239Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A309

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