CVE-2003-0461

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

/proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords.

/proc/tty/driver/serial en Linux 2.4.x revela el número exacto de caractéres usado en enlaces serie, lo que podría permitir a usuarios locales obtener información potencialmente sensible como la longitud de las contraseñas.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-06-26 CVE Reserved
2003-07-25 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://rsbac.dyndns.org/pipermail/rsbac/2002-May/000162.html	X_refsource_misc
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A304	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9330	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A997	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423	2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html	2017-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358	2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html	2017-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0461	2004-05-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617037	2004-05-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				7.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				7.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected