Vulnerability in Red Hat Linux
CVE-2003-0019
uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Linux — versions 8.0
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/11276.php (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134025 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-044.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-056.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6801 (vdb-entry)