HIGH
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the installer for SYSLINUX 2.01, when running setuid root, allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors
Published Oct 20, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.42%
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the installer for SYSLINUX 2.01, when running setuid root, allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.
Affected products
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.42% 0.01421
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01421
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 | 1.42% (0.01421) | 71.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01421) | 69.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 54.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 61.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 56.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 54.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8077 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://syslinux.zytor.com/history.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6876 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11351 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/8077 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://syslinux.zytor.com/history.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6876 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11351 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2007
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 19, 2007
Link CVE-2003-1422
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a