01 Record
CVE-2003-0476
The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process, which allows local users to gain read access to restricted file
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process, which allows local users to gain read access to restricted file
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-06-28 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-06-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- aa39482973599b05b48362d6228cf437243ad246e05f505f3c2b2d46bcb8b59d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:327https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A327
- marc.info20030626 Linux 2.4.x execve() file read race vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105664924024009&w=2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:238http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-423http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:074http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:408http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-408.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-358http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:368http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html