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CVE-2003-1422

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-16

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the installer for SYSLINUX 2.01, when running setuid root, allow local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Affected products

• gentoo Syslinux: 2.0.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/8077
• http://syslinux.zytor.com/history.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6876
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11351
• http://secunia.com/advisories/8077
• http://syslinux.zytor.com/history.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6876
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11351

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