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CVE-2003-0476
The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process,…
Low2.1EPSS 0.41%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process, which allows local users to gain read access to restricted file descriptors.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:327 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030626 Linux 2.4.x execve() file read race vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:074 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-358 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:368 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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