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CVE-2003-0246 Detail

Description

The ioperm system call in Linux kernel 2.4.20 and earlier does not properly restrict privileges, which allows local users to gain read or write access to certain I/O ports.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  3.6 LOW
Vector:  (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0076.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0076.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:066
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:066
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-147.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-147.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-41.txt
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-41.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A278
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A278

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.5.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0246
NVD Published Date:
06/16/2003
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE