CVE-2003-0252
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CVE-2003-0252 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.. EPSS estimates a 15.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Off-by-one error in the xlog function of mountd in the Linux NFS utils package (nfs-utils) before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to mountd that do not contain newlines.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux-Nfs | Nfs-Utils | < 1.0.4 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2Mailing List, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9259Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258564Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:076Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12600Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2Mailing List, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9259Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007187Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-349Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258564Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:076Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8179Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12600Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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