Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0001
CVE-2003-0001
Description
Multiple ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) device drivers do not pad frames with null bytes, which allows remote attackers to obtain information from previous packets or kernel memory by using malformed packets, as demonstrated by Etherleak.
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Affected products
37cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 19 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a010603-1.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412115nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0016.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/7996nvd
- www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/atstake_etherleak_report.pdfnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/9962nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-025.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-088.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/305335/30/26420/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/307564/30/26270/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031583nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040185nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2665nvd
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