{
    "id": "CVE-2003-0127",
    "published": "2003-03-31 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:01:35",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.",
    "epss_score": "0.01584",
    "epss_percentile": "0.74858",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-10 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "12",
            "title": "Linux Kernel < 2.4.20 - Module Loader Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2003-04-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "22363",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.x/2.4.x - Privileged Process Hijacking Privilege Escalation (2)",
            "date": "2003-04-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22363"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.x/2.4.x (RedHat) - 'ptrace/kmod' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2003-03-30",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "22362",
            "title": "Linux Kernel 2.2.x/2.4.x - Privileged Process Hijacking Privilege Escalation (1)",
            "date": "2003-03-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22362"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xml",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628849",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:038",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:039",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-103.html",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.html",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A254",
        "ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txt",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.html"
    ]
}