Is CVE-2003-0857 being actively exploited?

CVE-2003-0857 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-0857?

CVE-2003-0857 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2003-0857

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

The (1) ipq_read and (2) ipulog_read functions in iptables allow local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.3% (20th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2003-0848)
Published: December 31, 2003
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2003-0848 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Update 2 AS & Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Update 2 WS - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0020-2006 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Version 3 Update 2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0259-2004 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 3 Update 2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0257-2004 - archived

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=108574

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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