CVE-2003-1604 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions prior to 2.6.0. It allows remote attackers to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (OOPS) by sending packets to an interface configured with a 0.0.0.0 IP address. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.75CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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