CVE-2003-0194

mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.37% (30th) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:151
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:151
FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:151
FixedRed Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:151
FixedRed Hat Linux 7.1redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:214

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v2.03.9lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-250USLLM-inferred

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
redhat linux= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux= 9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump= 3.4-39nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump= 3.6.2-12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump= 3.6.2-9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump= 3.6.3-3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump= 3.7.2-1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
Red Hat Linux 7.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:linux:7.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2003:151Red Hat Security Advisory: tcpdump security update2003-06-09csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated tcpdump packages that fix an infinite loop vulnerability and drop privileges on startup are now available.
RHSA-2003:214Red Hat Security Advisory: : : : Updated tcpdump packages fix various vulnerabilities2003-06-30csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated tcpdump, libpcap, and arpwatch packages for iSeries and pSeries fix various vulnerabilities.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2003-06-09modified 2026-06-16

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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