CVE-2003-0019

Current Description

uml_net in the kernel-utils package for Red Hat Linux 8.0 has incorrect setuid root privileges, which allows local users to modify network interfaces, e.g. by modifying ARP entries or placing interfaces into promiscuous mode.

Basic Data

Published	February 19, 2003
Last Modified	September 11, 2008
Assigner	cve@mitre.org
Data Type	CVE
Data Format	MITRE
Data Version	4.0
Problem Type	NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version	4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version	2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector String	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 2 - Access Vector	LOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access Complexity	LOW
CVSS 2 - Authentication	NONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality Impact	COMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Availability Impact	COMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Base Score	7.2
Severity	HIGH
Exploitability Score	3.9
Impact Score	10.0
Obtain All Privilege	true
Obtain User Privilege	false
Obtain Other Privilege	false

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

OR - Configuration 1

Cpe Version	Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	SW Edition	Target SW	Target HW	Other	Version Start Including	Version End Including	Version Start Excluding	Version End Excluding
2.3	OS	Redhat	Linux	8.0	*	i386	*	*	*	*	*

Vulnerable Software List

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Linux	8.0

References

Name	Source	URL	Tags
N-044	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-044.shtml	CIAC
linux-umlnet-gain-privileges(11276)	http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11276.php	XF	Patch Vendor Advisory
VU#134025	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/134025	CERT-VN	US Government Resource
RHSA-2003:056	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-056.html	REDHAT	Patch Vendor Advisory
6801	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6801	BID