What is CVE-2003-0984?

CVE-2003-0984 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2003-0984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0984?

CVE-2003-0984 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-0984?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2003-0984 patch availability.

Is CVE-2003-0984 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2003-0984

Medium

Real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-01-05

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

30 total

Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html

Patch Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9154

Vendor Advisory
Distro
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000799
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/10533

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2003-0984

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-01-05

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0984?

CVE-2003-0984 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2003-0984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0984?

CVE-2003-0984 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-0984?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2003-0984 patch availability.
Is CVE-2003-0984 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2003-0984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.