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CVE-2003-0550
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2003-08-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The STP protocol, as enabled in Linux 2.4.x, does not provide sufficient security by design, which allows attackers to modify the bridge topology.
Affected products
- RedHat Linux: 2.4.2
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A380
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A380
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