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CVE-2003-0961

🗓️ 02 Dec 2003 05:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 8 Media mentions👁 88 Views

Integer overflow in do_brk function for Linux kernel 2.4.22 & earlier, allows root privilege escalation. NV

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Gitee		Exploit for CVE-1999-0078
3 Aug 202504:29
–gitee
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities of the Red Hat Linux operating system, which allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
28 Apr 201500:00
–bdu_fstec
CVE		CAN-2003-0961
23 Feb 202419:22
–cve
Cvelist		CVE-2003-0961
2 Dec 200305:00
–cvelist
Debian		[SECURITY] [DSA-403-1] userland can access Linux kernel memory
1 Dec 200320:17
–debian
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linuxlinux_kernelRange≤2.4.22

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16 Jun 2026 22:03Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.03322
cve-2003-0961integer overflowdo_brk functionlinux kernelroot privilegesnvd
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