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CVE-2003-0001

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2003-01-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) device drivers do not pad frames with null bytes, which allows remote attackers to obtain information from previous packets or kernel memory by using malformed packets, as demonstrated by Etherleak.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd FreebsdNetbsd NetbsdMicrosoft Windows 2000 Terminal ServicesMicrosoft Windows 2000Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References