CVE-2003-0465 (GCVE-0-2003-0465)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-07-15 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:58
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2003-07-11 00:00
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