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CVE-2003-0246

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Description

The ioperm system call in Linux kernel 2.4.20 and earlier does not properly restrict privileges, which allows local users to gain read or write access to certain I/O ports.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A278

http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-41.txt

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-147.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:066

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0076.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-06-16

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00122

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