CVE-2003-0465

5.0

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

1.86%

LOW RiskEPSS (79th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

The kernel strncpy function in Linux 2.4 and 2.5 does not %NUL pad the buffer on architectures other than x86, as opposed to the expected behavior of strncpy as implemented in libc, which could lead to information leaks.

Published: 8/18/2003

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

1.86%LOW Exploitation Risk

79th percentile

This vulnerability has a 1.86% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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