CVE-2003-0019

Summary

CVECVE-2003-0019
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-02-19 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
Descriptionuml_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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Linux 8.0 All i386 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database:linux-umlnet-gain-privileges(11276): Red Hat Linux uml_net utility could allow an attacker to gain privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
N-044: Red Hat Updated kernel-utils Packages Fix setuid Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
Red Hat Linux User Mode Linux SetUID Installation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#134025 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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