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CVE-2003-0418
The Linux 2.0 kernel IP stack does not properly calculate the size of an ICMP citation, which causes it to include portions of…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.8%
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Description
The Linux 2.0 kernel IP stack does not properly calculate the size of an ICMP citation, which causes it to include portions of unauthorized memory in ICMP error responses.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20030609 Linux 2.0 remote info leak from too big icmp citation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#471084 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.cartel-securite.fr/pbiondi/adv/CARTSA-20030314-icmpleak.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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