CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root s NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.
The weakness was published 12/31/2002 by Paul Starzetz (Website). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1963 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Type
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Version
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/08/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
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06/29/2005 🔍
08/05/2014 🔍
06/10/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Paul Starzetz
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1963 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 5178 - Linux Kernel Privileged File Descriptor Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/05/2014 11:25Updated: 06/10/2018 09:14
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:25 (50), 06/10/2018 09:14 (6)
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