The (1) ipq_read and (2) ipulog_read functions in iptables allow local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface
Published Nov 20, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
The (1) ipq_read and (2) ipulog_read functions in iptables allow local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.1
- 3.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not affected. Red Hat did not ship iptables-devel or anything else that used these vulnerable functions with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 contained a backported patch to correct this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 19.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 20.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0857 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=108574 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0857
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0857
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0857 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=108574 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0857 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0857 |
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