security flaw
Published May 15, 2003
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
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- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.20
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
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- 2.5.65
- 2.5.66
- 2.5.67
- 2.5.68
- 2.5.69
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:147
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:147
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:147
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:147 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:147 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:147 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00500) | 40.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00500) | 38.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 28.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 77.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 71.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0076.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:066 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-147.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-41.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0246 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617007 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0246
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A278 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0246
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.