CVE-2002-1571 describes an information leak vulnerability in Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.19. The kernel incorrectly assumed the fninit instruction cleared all SSE registers, potentially exposing sensitive data on certain processors. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), this is a low-severity local vulnerability requiring local access to achieve a partial information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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