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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2003-0418 json

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…

published 2003-06-18 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0412

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • cartel-securite.fr http://www.cartel-securite.fr/pbiondi/adv/CARTSA-20030314-icmpleak.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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Sources

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