What is CVE-2003-1288?

CVE-2003-1288 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2003-1288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-1288?

CVE-2003-1288 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-1288?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2003-1288. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2003-1288 actively exploited?

CVE-2003-1288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2003-1288

Medium

Multiple race conditions in Linux-VServer 1.22 with Linux kernel 2.4.23 and SMP allow local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via unknown attack vectors related to the (1) s_info and (2) ip_info data structures and the (a) forget_original_parent, (b) goodness, (c) schedule, (d) update_process_times, and (e) vc_new_s_context functions.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2003-12-31

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2003-1288 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux-Vserver
http://linux-vserver.org/ChangeLog
List
http://list.linux-vserver.org/archive/vserver/msg05630.html
List
http://list.linux-vserver.org/archive/vserver/msg05631.html

Exploit
List
http://list.linux-vserver.org/archive/vserver/msg05658.html
Kernel patch commit
http://www.osvdb.org/7587
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2003-1288

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2003-12-31

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-1288?

CVE-2003-1288 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2003-1288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-1288?

CVE-2003-1288 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2003-1288?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2003-1288. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2003-1288 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2003-1288 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.