CVE-2003-0462

N/A Unknown
Published: August 27, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A309
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mandrakesoft linux