CVE-2003-1422 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the SYSLINUX 2.01 installer, specifically when configured to run setuid root. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges through unknown attack vectors. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its high severity and significant community discussion (10 mentions), there is no known active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:syslinux:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.