SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0244

The route cache implementation in Linux 2.4, and the Netfilter IP conntrack module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via packets with forged source addresses that cause a large number of hash table collisions.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 7.73%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The route cache implementation in Linux 2.4, and the Netfilter IP conntrack module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via packets with forged source addresses that cause a large number of hash table collisions.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
7.73% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.