CVE-2003-0396 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges via a buffer overflow in setuid ATM utilities on Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0396?
CVE-2003-0396 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in les for ATM on Linux (linux-atm) before 2.4.1, if used setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f command line argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0396?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux-Atm Linux-Atm.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0396?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0396 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0396 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0396, GHSA-8vrg-v3rr-5xmf.