CVE-2003-0959
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel...
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
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What each source reports
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Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
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CVE-2003-0959- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
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CVE-2003-0959- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0949 No score
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
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EUVD-2003-0949- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8qg-v964-87w6 No score
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel...
Multiple integer overflows in the 32bit emulation for AMD64 architectures in Linux 2.4 kernel before 2.4.21 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or gain root privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger copy_from_user function calls with improper length arguments.
- Record
GHSA-v8qg-v964-87w6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2003-0959
CVE-2003-0959 does not affect BellSoft software
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BELL-CVE-2003-0959- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 Critical
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0959 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0), published December 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.