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CVE-2003-0984

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0984 describes a kernel data leakage vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 and earlier. The flaw stems from improper initialization of Real Time Clock (RTC) routine structures, allowing kernel memory to be exposed to user space. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-15.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 8.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2003-0984Low

security flaw

Dec 4, 2003

References

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secunia.com / advisories/10536
secunia.com / advisories/10537
secunia.com / advisories/10538
secunia.com / advisories/10555
secunia.com / advisories/10582
secunia.com / advisories/10583
secunia.com / advisories/20162
secunia.com / advisories/20163
secunia.com / advisories/20202
secunia.com / advisories/20338
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/13943
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1013
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A859
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9406
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1067
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1069
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1070
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1082
linuxsecurity.com / advisories/engarde_advisory-3904.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
osvdb.org / 3317
redhat.com / archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00000.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2003-417.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/9154
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id