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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:997 Date: 2007-04-10
Title: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Kernel Serial Link Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: /proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords.
Version: 2 Class: vulnerability
Status: ACCEPTED Reference(s): CVE-2003-0461
Family: unix
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Product(s):
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