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CVE-2003-0856

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 34th percentile. A vendor fix is available.

CVSS 2.04.9MediumEPSS percentile34th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixVendor fixNo build named by the sources

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.

  • Stephen Hemminger IprouteAffected: ≤ 2.4.7Upgrade to: after 2.4.7Stated by: NVD
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: до 3.0Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

iproute 2.4.7 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS34th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 34th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 8255 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

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

Scored 4.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector LocalRequires local access
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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