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CVE-2003-0252 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0023.html CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0024.html CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0010-linux-nfs-utils.txt CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105820223707191&w=2 CVEExploitMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105830921519513&w=2 CVEMailing ListPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-193Off-by-one Error[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux-nfs nfs-utils
< 1.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:linux-nfs:nfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0252
NVD Published Date:
Aug 18, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0252 Details - Not Deferred