CVE-2003-0501

2.1

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

0.83%

LOW RiskEPSS (56th percentile)

NVD-CWE-Other

The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries.

Published: 8/7/2003

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

2.1

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.83%LOW Exploitation Risk

56th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.83% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other

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