CVE-2003-0247 — security flaw

MEDIUM

security flaw

Published Jun 5, 2003

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.10%

Unknown vulnerability in the TTY layer of the Linux kernel 2.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service ("kernel oops").

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Linux 7.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 7.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:190
Red Hat Linux 7.2

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 7.3

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 8.0

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 9

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

n/a

Fixed · RHSA-2003:198

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:195
Red Hat Linux 7.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 7.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:190
Red Hat Linux 7.2	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 7.3	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 8.0	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux 9	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:187
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1	n/a	Fixed	RHSA-2003:198

No remediation recorded yet.

3.10% 0.03098

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03098

2022–2026

Table of values (12 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.10% (0.03098)	87.29th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.10% (0.03098)	86.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.66% (0.01659)	80.80th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	2.82% (0.02816)	90.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 13, 2024	3.94% (0.03937)	92.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 14, 2023	2.82% (0.02816)	89.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 20, 2023	2.00% (0.02005)	87.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.47% (0.01467)	84.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.54% (0.01537)	74.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.54% (0.01537)	74.48th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.54% (0.01537)	72.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.54% (0.01537)	51.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

Link	Providers	Tags
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-2003-187.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-195.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-41.txt		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0247		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617008		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A284		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0247