CVE-2003-1161
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
exit.c in Linux kernel 2.6-test9-CVS, as stored on kernel.bkbits.net, was modified to contain a backdoor, which could allow local users to elevate their privileges by passing __WCLONE|__WALL to the sys_wait4 function.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2003-12-31 CVE Published
- 2005-05-04 CVE Reserved
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-16 First Exploit
- 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8987 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0621.html | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0627.html | 2024-09-16 | |
| http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0311.0/0630.html | 2024-09-16 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 2.6_test9_cvs Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6_test9_cvs" | - |
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