Information disclosure in FreeBSD
CVE-2003-0001
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.725 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.725 · newest: 0.725 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- NetBSD — versions 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307564/30/26270/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031583 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/9962 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412115 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305335/30/26420/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2665 (signature, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0016.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0001?
- CVE-2003-0001 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under Information Disclosure. Published 2003-01-17.
- Is CVE-2003-0001 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.