Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNU libc by Red Hat
CVE-2003-0859
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Gnu
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 15 December 2003
What is CVE-2003-0859?
The getifaddrs function in GNU libc versions 2.2.4 and earlier is susceptible to a denial of service situation. Local users can exploit this vulnerability by sending spoofed messages to the kernel's netlink interface, which may disrupt network operations. This issue poses a risk as it allows malicious users to cause service interruptions by impersonating other user accounts.