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CVE-2003-0551
The STP protocol implementation in Linux 2.4.x does not properly verify certain lengths, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
The STP protocol implementation in Linux 2.4.x does not properly verify certain lengths, which could allow attackers to cause a denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% 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 (6)
- RHSA-2003:238 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:239 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-358 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:384 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .