CVE-2003-0244

CVE-2003-0244 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux 2.4 kernel's route cache and Netfilter IP conntrack module. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending packets with forged source addresses, leading to numerous hash table collisions and high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.