CVE-2003-0364 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in the Linux kernel via crafted TCP/IP fragment packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0364?
CVE-2003-0364 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 5 Jun 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TCP/IP fragment reassembly handling in the Linux kernel 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certain packets that cause a large number of hash table collisions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0364?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0364?
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-2003-0364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0364 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpq3-wrwx-wvhp.