CVE - CVE-2003-0461

CVE-ID
CVE-2003-0461	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
/proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords.
References
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DEBIAN:DSA-358 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 DEBIAN:DSA-423 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 MISC:http://rsbac.dyndns.org/pipermail/rsbac/2002-May/000162.html OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:304 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A304 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9330 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9330 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:997 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A997 REDHAT:RHSA-2003:238 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html REDHAT:RHSA-2004:188 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20030626	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20030626)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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