CVE-2003-1040 : kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which al

kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.

Published 2004-04-15 04:00:00

Updated 2018-08-13 21:47:20

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2003-1040

Linux » Linux Kernel » Version: 2.4.0
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1040

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0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 21 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-1040

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	3.9	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

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