PT-2003-1002 · Iproute · Iproute

Published 2003-11-18 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2003-0856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iproute versions 2.4.7 and earlier

Description The issue affects the iproute package, allowing local users to cause a denial of service via spoofed messages to the kernel netlink interface. This can lead to a disruption in the availability of protected information. The exploitation can be carried out locally.

Recommendations For iproute versions 2.4.7 and earlier, consider restricting access to the kernel netlink interface as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-01286

BDU:2015-07763

CVE-2003-0856

DSA-492

RHSA-2003:317

Affected Products

Iproute

References · 12

• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-316.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-317.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2004/dsa-492 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0856 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01286 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07763 · Security Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_01_sr.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0856 · Security Note
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-316.html · Note
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-492 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10912 · Note