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medium 4.6

CVE-2003-0396 json

Buffer overflow in les for ATM on Linux (linux-atm) before 2.4.1, if used setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f comma…

published 2003-06-10 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0390

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in les for ATM on Linux (linux-atm) before 2.4.1, if used setuid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -f command line argument.

Patch / fix

  • linux-atm Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0396

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22540)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22540 Linux-ATM LES 2.4 - Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow local, 2003-02-18
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5EP0M1P9PO.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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