CVE-2003-0550 Security feature bypass in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0550 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0550 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Redhat Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0550/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0550/index.md)
Attackers on the local network can manipulate the Spanning Tree Protocol to alter the bridge topology in Linux systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0550?
CVE-2003-0550 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 STP protocol, as enabled in Linux 2.4.x, does not provide sufficient security by design, which allows attackers to modify the bridge topology.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0550?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2003-0550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f29g-8qvj-p3hm.