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CVE-2003-0465

Date: July 14, 2003

The kernel strncpy function in Linux 2.4 and 2.5 does not %NUL pad the buffer on architectures other than x86, as opposed to the expected behavior of strncpy as implemented in libc, which could lead to information leaks.

Severity Score

5.3

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10285

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0465

Url: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=105796021120436&w=2

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2003-0465

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html

Url: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=105796415223490&w=2

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2003-0465

Severity Score

5.3

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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