CVE-2003-0019

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

uml_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.

Affected products

RedHat Linux: 8.0

References

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-044.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11276.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134025
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-056.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6801
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-044.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11276.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134025
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-056.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6801

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