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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

2003-12-15T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu glibc 2.3.2 Yes
Application gnu zebra 0.91a Yes
Application gnu zebra 0.92a Yes
Application gnu zebra 0.93a Yes
Application gnu zebra 0.93b Yes
Application quagga quagga_routing_software_suite 0.96.2 Yes
Application sgi propack 2.2.1 Yes
Application sgi propack 2.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 Yes
Operating System redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 Yes
Hardware intel ia64 * Yes
References