CVE-2003-0001

Description

Multiple ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) device drivers do not pad frames with null bytes, which allows remote attackers to obtain information from previous packets or kernel memory by using malformed packets, as demonstrated by Etherleak.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.62% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory atstake.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307564/30/26270/threaded mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031583 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/9962 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104222046632243&w=2 mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412115 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305335/30/26420/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2665 signature vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0016.html mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/7996 third party advisory
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a010603-1.txt vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040185 vdb entry
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/atstake_etherleak_report.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0001?
CVE-2003-0001 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0001?
To fix CVE-2003-0001, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0001 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0001 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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