SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
0.37% probability · 31th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/glibc · gnu/zebra · quagga/quagga routing software suite · sgi/propack · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/linux advanced workstation · intel/ia64
Source
cve@mitre.org

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