CVE-2004-1295: Uml-Utilities

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The slip_down function in slip.c for the uml_net program in uml-utilities 20030903, when uml_net is installed setuid root, does not verify whether the calling user has sufficient permission to disable an interface, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (network service disabled).

Affected products

• Uml-Utilities Uml-Utilities: version 2003-09-03 only

Published 2005-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.