CVE-2003-0194
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
- Record
CVE-2003-0194- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
- Record
CVE-2003-0194- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0189 No score
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0189- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m27v-5mww-v33p No score
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
- Record
GHSA-m27v-5mww-v33p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0194 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Redhat Tcpdump, published May 17, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.