$ cve CVE-2003-0961 JSON

CVE-2003-0961 EXPLOIT

7.2

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Integer overflow in the do_brk function for the brk system call in Linux kernel 2.4.22 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges.

CVSS	7.2 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	3.32% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2003-12-15
Last modified	2026-06-16

Vendor	Product
linux	linux kernel

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Linux Kernel 2.4.22 - 'do_brk()' Local Privilege Escalation (2)	2003-12-05
exploit-db	Linux Kernel 2.4.22 - 'do_brk()' Local Privilege Escalation (1)	2003-12-02