CVE-2003-0467 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Linux systems using NAT if specific FTP or IRC modules are loaded, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0467?
CVE-2003-0467 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 5 Aug 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in ip_nat_sack_adjust of Netfilter in Linux kernels 2.4.20, and some 2.5.x, when CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP or CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_IRC is enabled, or the ip_nat_ftp or ip_nat_irc modules are loaded, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in systems using NAT, possibly due to an integer signedness error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0467?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0467?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0467 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2003-0467 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0467 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv87-rv7f-cw5v.