cve/2003/CVE-2003-0461.md

### [CVE-2003-0461](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0461)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9330
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A997

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.