CVE-2003-0465 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The kernel strncpy function in Linux 2.4 and 2.5 does not %N)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0465 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-08-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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