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CVE-2003-0959
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a…
High10.0EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- linux-kernel-unspecified-priv-escalation(43072) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403ed382f7UfJ9Q2LKCJq1Tc5B7-EC5A (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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