What is CVE-2003-0985?

CVE-2003-0985 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2003-0985 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0985?

CVE-2003-0985 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-0985?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2003-0985 patch availability.

Is CVE-2003-0985 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0985 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2003-0985

High

The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2004-01-20

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

46 total

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9356

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
Linuxsecurity
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3904.html

Patch Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-417.html

Patch Vendor Advisory
Kb
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490620

US Government Resource
Patches
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040102-01-U

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2003-0985

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2004-01-20

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-0985?

CVE-2003-0985 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2003-0985 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0985?

CVE-2003-0985 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-0985?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2003-0985 patch availability.
Is CVE-2003-0985 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2003-0985 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.