{"cve":"CVE-2003-0501","nvd":{"published":"2003-08-07T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:02:19.407","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105621758104242","http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358","http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-198.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:35:54.859949650+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2003-0501","score":0.00829,"percentile":0.57542,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}