CVE-2003-0501
The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program,...
- Published
- Jul 4, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 20, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 55.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.
Sources
1IhaQueR · linux · Jun 20, 2003
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