Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0244
CVE-2003-0244
Description
The route cache implementation in Linux 2.4, and the Netfilter IP conntrack module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via packets with forged source addresses that cause a large number of hash table collisions.
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Affected products
2- Range: 2.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
19- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-311nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-145.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0073.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-312nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-332nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-336nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442nvd
- www.enyo.de/fw/security/notes/linux-dst-cache-dos.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-147.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-172.htmlnvd
- www.secunia.com/advisories/8786/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/7601nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15382nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A261nvd
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