VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-1118
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 18.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbitrary code via a spoofed server response containing a long string followed by a \n (newline) character.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 18.22% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- university of california/seti at home
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-April/004383.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146785Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7292Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11731
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.