CVE-2002-0429 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the iBCS routines of Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86 systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to terminate arbitrary processes through a binary compatibility interface (lcall). With a CVSS score of 3.6, it has low attack complexity and requires local access, impacting system availability and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available. The vulnerability has received minimal community attention and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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