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CVE-2003-1161

exit.c in Linux kernel 2.6-test9-CVS, as stored on kernel.bkbits.net, was modified to contain a backdoor, which could allow local users to…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 42%
Public exploits
0
none known

exit.c in Linux kernel 2.6-test9-CVS, as stored on kernel.bkbits.net, was modified to contain a backdoor, which could allow local users to elevate their privileges by passing __WCLONE|__WALL to the sys_wait4 function.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • ussg.iu.edu /hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0621.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/8987 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ussg.iu.edu /hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0630.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • ussg.iu.edu /hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0627.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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