Vulnerability in GNU Glibc
CVE-2003-0859
The getifaddrs function in GNU libc (glibc) 2.2.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GNU Glibc — versions 2.3.2
- GNU Zebra — versions 0.91a, 0.92a, 0.93a
- Intel Ia64
- Quagga Routing Software Suite — versions 0.96.2
- Sgi Propack — versions 2.2.1, 2.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 2.1, 3.0
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation — versions 2.1
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11337 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-325.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-334.html (vendor-advisory)