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CVE-2002-20161 exploit

User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21248 User-Mode Linux (Linux Kernel 2.4.17-8) - Memory Access Privilege Escalation · local · 2000-08-25

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/3973 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/8005.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0338.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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