CVE-2003-0127

Linux Kernel 2.2.x/2.4.x (RedHat) - 'ptrace/kmod' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-03-13 CVE Reserved
2003-03-17 First Exploit
2003-03-18 CVE Published
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (26)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html	Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3	2003-03-30
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22362	2003-03-17
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22363	2003-04-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12	2003-04-14

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html	2018-05-03

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt	2018-05-03
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2	2018-05-03
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html	2018-05-03
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423	2018-05-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495	2018-05-03
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038	2018-05-03
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039	2018-05-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html	2018-05-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html	2018-05-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0127	2003-06-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616970	2003-06-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.8"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.9"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.10"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.11"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.12"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.13"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.14"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.15"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.16"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.17"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.18 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.18"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.19"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.20"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.21 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.21"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.22"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.23"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.2.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.2.24"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.0"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.1"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.2"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.3"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.5"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.7"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.8"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.9"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.10"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.11"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.12"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.13"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.14"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.15"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.16"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.17"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.18 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.18"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.19"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.20"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.4.21 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.4.21"		pre1		Affected