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CVE-2003-0018

Date: August 31, 2004

Linux kernel 2.4.10 through 2.4.21-pre4 does not properly handle the O_DIRECT feature, which allows local attackers with write privileges to read portions of previously deleted files, or cause file system corruption.

Severity Score

5.1

Related Resources (10)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0018

Url: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11249.php

Url: http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%403e2f193drGJDBg9SG6JwaDQwCBnAMQ

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-358

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2003-0018

Url: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:014

Url: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6763

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2003-0018

Severity Score

5.1

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.1
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	3.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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