#VU99960 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0643 

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#VU99960 Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2003-0643

Published: July 25, 2003 / Updated: September 10, 2008


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99960
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0643
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

Integer signedness error in the Linux Socket Filter implementation (filter.c) in Linux 2.4.3-pre3 to 2.4.22-pre10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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