CVE-2003-0464 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can bind to UDP ports used by privileged services like nfsd due to improper socket reuse flags, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0464?
CVE-2003-0464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 25 Jul 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RPC code in Linux kernel 2.4 sets the reuse flag when sockets are created, which could allow local users to bind to UDP ports that are used by privileged services such as nfsd.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrv9-7f6p-fwph.