CVE-2003-0247 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a kernel oops and denial of service via the Linux kernel TTY layer, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0247?
CVE-2003-0247 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 5 Jun 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the TTY layer of the Linux kernel 2.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service ("kernel oops").
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0247?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2003-0247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rf83-v9g6-863w.