CVE-2003-0127
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.6%
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.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 75th percentile
- Published
- 2003-03-18
- Updated
- 2024-08-08
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- anilkashyap01/Binary-Exploitation-and-Kernel-Escalation0★ · 2026-04-15
ExploitDB entries (4)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22363
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22362
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3
Security advisories
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html