CVEvulnerability
CVE-2003-0550
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2003-08-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
The STP protocol, as enabled in Linux 2.4.x, does not provide sufficient security by design, which allows attackers to modify the bridge topology.
Affected configurations
• redhat linux 2.4.2
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html www.redhat.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A380 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 www.debian.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-239.html www.redhat.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A380 oval.cisecurity.org